London's Economy Today - Issue 33 - May 2005

The overview

• UK economy continues to slow
• London’s tourism industry doing well
• UK growth hit by falling manufacturing output

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in May 2005
• the PMI of business activity recorded 58.7 in April, only slightly down from 60.4 in March
• the RICS survey showed a negative net balance for London house prices of -36 in April

A snapshot of GLA Economics’ work

• roaring at the Lyons
• congestion charging - The latest findings
• a ‘living wage’ in London

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