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Question 1

What is the population of the UK?

Answer 1

Approximately 68 million, living in 28.2 million households

Question 2

How many people are living in absolute poverty in the UK?

Answer 2

12 million (18% of population)

Question 3

For how many years has the UK had an annual current account deficit?

Answer 3

Since 1984

Question 4

How long has the UK had a budget deficit for?

Answer 4

Since 2000-1

Question 5

What was the budget deficit in 2020/21?

Answer 5

£318 bn

Question 6

What was the budget deficit in 2023/24?

Answer 6

£120.7 bn

Question 7

What is the budget deficit projected to be in 2024/25?

Answer 7

£87.3 bn

Question 8

What is the UK’s HDI?

Answer 8

0.940, 15th in the world

Question 9

What did national living wage increase to in April?

Answer 9

£10.42 to £11.44

Question 10

What is the current pound/dollar exchange rate?

Answer 10

£1=£1.25

Question 11

What is the current unemployment rate?

Answer 11

4.2%

Question 12

What did the UK economy grow by in the first three months (quarter) of 2024?

Answer 12

0.6%

Question 13

What are interest rates currently at?

Answer 13

5.25%

Question 14

What was inflation (C.P.I) in March?

Answer 14

3.2%