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The OFFICE for NATIONAL STATISTICS The economy contracted by 0.2% in the final quarter of 2011, the ONS said, leading to accusations of smug complacency in the Government. The result is worse than the 0.1% contraction forecast and represents a significant slowdown from the 0.6% growth in the third quarter.MORTGAGE LENDING Loans for house purchase were up by 5% to £6.9 billion in November, from a year ago, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
HOUSE PRICES Offical figures showed that house prices in England and Wales rose by 0.2% in December.
INTEREST RATES The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 0.5%, while the European Central Bank left eurozone interest rates unchanged at 1% for January
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Figures from the Office for National Statstics showed that industial production had dropped by 0.6% during November after a fall of 1% in October. Manufacturing had slipped by 0.2%..
GERMAN ECONOMY Fears of recession in Germany were triggered when growth figures showed that the economy went into reverse in the fourth quarter. Despite annual growth of 3%, the German economy contracted by 0.25% between October and December.
HIGH STREET SALES Fugures from the British Retail Consortium showed that like-for-like sales rose by 2.2% in December, with total sales, including new stores, up by 4.1%.
HOSPITALITY INSOLVENCIES Fugures from PwC show that 375 leisure and hospitality businesses went bankrupt in the fourth quarter, 12% more than the third quarter and up by 30% on the year.
,b>RETAIL INFLATION Overall shop inflation fell to 1.7% in December, from 2% in November, according to the British Retail Consortium. Food inflation rose to 4.2% in December, from 4%.
MANUFACTURING SECTOR The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers index for manufacturing rose to 49.6 in December, from an upwardly revised 47.7 in November.
JOB VACANCIES An analysis by the Reed Job Index of more than 8,000 recruiters showed that job vacancies rose by 17% in December, compared with a year ago, and were more than a fifth higher than two years ago. But seasonal falls meant that vacancies were down by 9% month on month, with only hospitality and purchasing rising on Novembers figures. Public sector job vacancies have shrunk by 15% since December 2010 and were at a third of their level two years ago.
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE Nationwides consumer confidence index rose to 40 in November from 36 in October, but it is still 37 points below its long-run average of 77 and 7 points lower than in November last year.
UK JOBS Unemployment in Britain rose by 128.00 to 2.64 million in the three months from August to October, the highest level since 1994, the Office for National Statistics said. The unemployment rate was 8.3% of the economically active population, 0.4% higher than in the previous quarter.