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London's Economy Today - Issue 51 - November 2006

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Publication type: General

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The overview

  • London enjoys strong growth in spite of a mixed labour market performance
  • Bank raises interest rates to cope with inflationary pressures
  • US continues to slow whilst Asian growth forges ahead

Economic indicators

  • London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in October 2006
  • the PMI for new orders recorded 57.9 in October compared to 56.9 in September
  • annual house price inflation was higher in London than in the UK for the fourth consecutive quarter

Who are London’s low paid?

  • low pay among disadvantaged groups
  • in which industries is low pay concentrated?
  • where do low paid employees live and work?

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