Macro Stats

Question 1

Consumer confidence

Answer 1

weakening

Question 2

Growth forecast

Answer 2

1.2%, 1.4%, 1.6% x 3

Question 3

Lending rate

Answer 3

avg 1%

Question 4

Exchange rate

Answer 4

$1.30 Euro 1.16

Question 5

Youth unemployment

Answer 5

11%

Question 6

Real GDP/ Capita

Answer 6

£29000

Question 7

current account deficit

Answer 7

4.4%

Question 8

Gini Coefficient

Answer 8

0.35 (OECD)

Question 9

bond yields

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

Corporation tax

VAT

Answer 10

19%

20%

Question 11

Productivity and investment

Answer 11

WEAKENING

19% below G7 Average for prod.

Question 12

Income Tax

Answer 12

0-12.5k 0%, 12.5k-50k: 20% 50k-150k: 40% 150k+: 45%

Question 13

Real GDP + breakdown of economy

Answer 13

£2 trillion, 79% services 14% manufacturing 6% construction 1% agriculture

Question 14

Base rate interest

Answer 14

0.75%

Question 15

Wage growth

Answer 15

3.4%

Question 16

National Debt

Answer 16

83% GDP, 74% by 2023

Question 17

Eurozone econ growth

Answer 17

1.4%

Question 18

Quantitative easing

Answer 18

total: £435bn, last round August 2016 £60bn

Question 19

Business confidence

Answer 19

weak since Brexit

Question 20

Inflation Expectations+wage growth

Answer 20

2.7% 3.4%

Question 21

willingness to lend

Answer 21

very poor

Question 22

Long term unemployment

Answer 22

1.1%

Question 23

mortgage approval

Answer 23

flat growth

Question 24

Growth Rate

Answer 24

1.4%

Question 25

Unemployment

Answer 25

3.9% full employment: 4% (POG)

Question 26

producer price inflation

Answer 26

2.4%

Question 27

Avg Mortgage rate

Answer 27

1.75%

Question 28

quarterly growth rate

Answer 28

0.2%

Question 29

CPI Inflation + core inflation (inflation minus volatile goods)

Answer 29

1.9%, 1.8%

Question 30

USA econ growth

Answer 30

Full employment circa. 3%

Question 31

Budget deficit

Answer 31

2% GDP, 0.8% by 2023

Question 32

Consumer confidence

Answer 32

Weakening since Jan