London's Economy Today - Issue 58 - June 2007

The overview

• London’s economic growth remains robust
• inflation dips but inflationary pressures are not over
• bank holds base rate at 5.5 per cent but further rises are likely

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand their output of goods and services in May 2007
• the PMI for new orders recorded 59.6 in May compared to 57.1 in April
• the DCLG reported an increase in annual house price inflation in London and the UK in Q1 2007

Increasing London’s Housing Supply

• London’s housing situation
• barriers to supply
• work of GLA Economics

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