London's Economy Today - Issue 50 - October 2006

The overview

• Dow Jones hits all time high despite slowing US growth
• UK growth remains firm
• US economy continues to slow and weaker growth expected in 2007

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in September 2006
• the PMI of business activity recorded 58.2 in September compared to 59.1 in August
• similar annual house price inflation for London and the UK in Q3 2006

Retail in London

• the location of London’s retail offer
• changes in retail over time
• the future of retail in London

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