Key facts and figures

Question 1

What is unemployment at the moment?

Answer 1

3.9%, the lowest in 45 years

Question 2

How many unfilled job vacancies

Answer 2

850,000

Question 3

How much has youth unemployment changed from 2014

Answer 3

10% down from 20%

Question 4

What is the record employment rate at the moment and how much of the working population does it cover?

Answer 4

32.7 million equal to 76% of the working population

Question 5

What was economic growth last year?

Answer 5

1.4%, slowest since 2014

Question 6

How much did consumption, business and government spending make up of GDP?

Answer 6

63% C
18% G
17% I

Question 7

How much higher was productivity growth in 2018 compared to pre recession peak levels?

Answer 7

only 2% higher

Question 8

Inflation rate in the UK march 2019?

Answer 8

1.9%

Question 9

How did the average earnings increase last year compared to inflation?

Answer 9

3.4% a year, higher than inflation, so real wages for many people rising

Question 10

Median earnings in 2018?

Answer 10

£569 a week

Question 11

House hold savings ratio as a % of income?

Answer 11

4.5%, lowest for 30 years

Question 12

Minimum wage for adult workers?

Answer 12

£8.21

Question 13

How has house prices changed last year?

Answer 13

increased by just 1%, big regional variation

Question 14

Household debt as a % of GDP?

Answer 14

133%

Question 15

Average household debt?

Answer 15

£56,000

Question 16

What are current base interest rates?

Answer 16

0.75%, below 1 for a decade

Question 17

How much have banks spent on QE in billions?

Answer 17

£445 billion worth of assets

Question 18

How has government borrowing fell from 2017, and what % of GDP is it?

Answer 18

£25billion down from £42billion in 2017, only 1.2% of GDP

Question 19

What was the UKs trade deficit last year?

Answer 19

£31billion

Question 20

Size of Current account deficit last year?

Answer 20

£82billion

Question 21

GDP growth of Senegal 2017/18

Answer 21

6.3%

Question 22

GDP per capital of Senegal 2017/18

Answer 22

$2741

Question 23

Life expectancy at birth in Senegal

Answer 23

67

Question 24

income share held by top 20% and bottom 20% in Senegal

Answer 24

top=47%

bottom=6%