London's Economy Today - Issue 43 - March 2006

The overview

• budget 2006 – London in Focus
• the economy and public finances
• will the Chancellor meet his fiscal rules?

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in February 2006
• the PMI of business activity recorded 60.8 in February 2006, its highest level for over two years
• annual house price growth in London increased slightly to 1.4% in Q4 2005 from 1.2% in Q3 2005

GLA Economics’ work in the retail sector

• retail and the Labour Market
• small retailers
• retail and leisure

London’s Economy Today data on the Datastore

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