London's Economy Today - Issue 54 - February 2007

The overview

• brisk expansion in London’s financial services sector
• retail sales weaken in the New Year after a buoyant Christmas
• Eurozone growth strengthens

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in January 2007
• the PMI for new orders recorded 59.3 in January compared to 57.1 in December
• annual house price inflation increased in Q4 2006 in both London and the UK

Crossrail: Where is it going?

• the economic case for Crossrail
• specialisation
• scale, scope and density

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