Key facts and figures Flashcards
What is unemployment at the moment?
3.9%, the lowest in 45 years
How many unfilled job vacancies
850,000
How much has youth unemployment changed from 2014
10% down from 20%
What is the record employment rate at the moment and how much of the working population does it cover?
32.7 million equal to 76% of the working population
What was economic growth last year?
1.4%, slowest since 2014
How much did consumption, business and government spending make up of GDP?
63% C
18% G
17% I
How much higher was productivity growth in 2018 compared to pre recession peak levels?
only 2% higher
Inflation rate in the UK march 2019?
1.9%
How did the average earnings increase last year compared to inflation?
3.4% a year, higher than inflation, so real wages for many people rising
Median earnings in 2018?
£569 a week
House hold savings ratio as a % of income?
4.5%, lowest for 30 years
Minimum wage for adult workers?
£8.21
How has house prices changed last year?
increased by just 1%, big regional variation
Household debt as a % of GDP?
133%
Average household debt?
£56,000
What are current base interest rates?
0.75%, below 1 for a decade
How much have banks spent on QE in billions?
£445 billion worth of assets
How has government borrowing fell from 2017, and what % of GDP is it?
£25billion down from £42billion in 2017, only 1.2% of GDP
What was the UKs trade deficit last year?
£31billion
Size of Current account deficit last year?
£82billion
GDP growth of Senegal 2017/18
6.3%
GDP per capital of Senegal 2017/18
$2741
Life expectancy at birth in Senegal
67
income share held by top 20% and bottom 20% in Senegal
top=47%
bottom=6%
