Uk Flashcards
2022 growth rate
4.1%
Annual growth forecast
-0.2%
GDP per capita
£33k
Total GDP
£2.4 trillion
GDP breakdown %
79 services
14 manufacturing
6 Construction
1 agriculture
Unemployment rate
3.8%
Wage growth
6.6%
Consumer confidence
Low
Job vacancies
Record high but falling
Inflation rate
10.1%
Causes of inflation
Food prices, 19.1% inflation
Energy
Current account deficit
3.3% of gdp
Productivity and investment
Very poor
Exchange rate
Weak and depreciating, $1.24
Min wage
£10.42
budget deficit 22-23
6.1% of gdp
National debt
100% of gdp
Gini coefficient
0.343
BoE base rate
4.5%
Average lending rate
5.25%
Savings ratio
9.3%
Total QE
£895 billion
Stagflation
High inflation low growth, Uk experienced this, can use Phillips curve
External shocks
financial crisis, brexit, pandemic, energy price
Government bond yield
3.4%
Significance of wage growth
Still lower than inflation
Competitiveness ranking
22- 23rd
21- 18th