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MacroVar monitors real-time economic, financial and geopolitical developments for the United Kingdom economy and United Kingdom markets by analyzing financial, economic data and real-time news using statistical models. To help you forecast and analyze economic and financial developments, our team provides you with explanations of the theory and structure of our models and access to financial and economic data.

United Kingdom Overview

 
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United Kingdom Overview presents the current trends and dynamics of the major United Kingdom financial markets and economic indicators. Select Details to get more information for each indicator, use Factors to monitor current statistical analysis of financial & economic factors affecting the specific asset, and select research to read the latest MacroVar research for the specific asset/indicator.


Symbol Price 1D% MoM% YoY% M T B Details
FTSE 100 FTSE 8505.22 1.35 0.04 13.98
Description
UK 2-year bond yield UK.2Y 4.36 -0.45 -0.02 1.31
Description
FLG UK 10Y Gilts FLG 91.58 0.25 -0.02 -7.33
Description
United Kingdom 10-Year Bond Yield GB.10Y 4.66 -0.53 0.03 16.77
Description
British Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) GBPUSD 0.82 -0.28 0.03 3.5
Description
Manufacturing PMI uk.manpmi 47 -2 -2 2
Description
Services PMI uk.servpmi 51.1 1 1 0
Description
ESI - Economic Composite uk.esi.conf 87.1 7 7 -3
Description
Symbol Price 1D% MoM% YoY% M T B Details
FTSE 100 FTSE 8505.22 1.35 0.04 13.98
Description
United Kingdom ETF EWU 34.38 0.29 -0.01 8.25
Description
UK 2-year bond yield UK.2Y 4.36 -0.45 -0.02 1.31
Description
FLG UK 10Y Gilts FLG 91.58 0.25 -0.02 -7.33
Description
United Kingdom 10-Year Bond Yield GB.10Y 4.66 -0.53 0.03 16.77
Description
UK Yield Curve UK.YC 0.29 -1.84 2.84 -178.4
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British Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) GBPUSD 0.82 -0.28 0.03 3.5
Description
United Kingdom Credit Default Swaps CDS.UK 22.25 0 21 0
Description
Symbol Price 1D% MoM% YoY% M T B Details
Composite PMI uk.comppmi 50.4 0 0 -1
Description
ESI - Economic Composite uk.esi.conf 87.1 7 7 -3
Description
Manufacturing PMI uk.manpmi 47 -2 -2 2
Description
Services PMI uk.servpmi 51.1 1 1 0
Description
GDP Growth (annual) uk.gdpgrowthan 0.9 29 29 -90
Description
Inflation CPI uk.inflationcpi 2.5 -4 -4 -38
Description
Unemployment rate uk.unemploymentrate 4.3 0 0 7
Description
Symbol Price 1D% MoM% YoY% M T B Details
FTSE 100 FTSE 8505.22 1.35 0.04 13.98
Description
UK 2-year bond yield UK.2Y 4.36 -0.45 -0.02 1.31
Description
FLG UK 10Y Gilts FLG 91.58 0.25 -0.02 -7.33
Description
United Kingdom 10-Year Bond Yield GB.10Y 4.66 -0.53 0.03 16.77
Description
British Pound US Dollar (GBP/USD) GBPUSD 0.82 -0.28 0.03 3.5
Description
United Kingdom Credit Default Swaps CDS.UK 22.25 0 21 0
Description

United Kingdom Market News

  
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Time Headlines
2024-11-18 04:51 UK's PM Starmer seeks a meeting with China’s President Xi at the G-20 summit in Rio De Janeiro.
2024-11-18 04:49 UK's Chancellor Reeves: The government aims for broad-based and resilient growth.
2024-11-18 04:49 UK Chancellor Reeves confirms 2% inflation target for BoE.
2024-10-22 16:43 BoE’s Greene: I tend to favour a gradualist approach to cutting rates.
2024-10-22 16:42 BoE’s Greene: I have reasons to believe the neutral rate has risen a bit.
2024-10-22 16:42 BoE’s Greene: The bank is watching Chinese export of disinflation on goods.
2024-10-22 16:40 BoE’s Greene: The BoE pays attention to what's happening with the Fed's curve.
2024-10-22 16:39 BoE’s Greene: Inflation persistence data moving in right direction.
2024-10-22 16:39 BoE’s Greene: It is surprising how tame energy prices have been.
2024-10-22 16:39 BoE’s Greene: UK growth above 1% would be inflationary.

United Kingdom Economic Calendar

  
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Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the United States economy.


United Kingdom Economic Overview

  
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United Kingdom economic overview presents a snapshot of United Kingdom current economic conditions. You can find details for the United Kingdom economy subsections by exploring the sections below.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
Composite PMI uk.comppmi 50.4 50.5 0 -1 Down Down
ESI - Economic Composite uk.esi.conf 87.1 81.5 7 -3 UP Down
Manufacturing - Order Books uk.man.orders 0 0 0 0 Down Down
Manufacturing - Selling Price expectations (next months) uk.man.priceexp 0 0 0 0 Down Down
Manufacturing PMI uk.manpmi 47.0 48 -2 2 Down UP
Manufacturing sector uk.esi.man 0.0 0 0 0 Down Down
services pmi uk.servpmi 51.1 50.8 1 0 Down UP
Services Confidence uk.esi.serv 0.0 0 0 0 Down Down
Consumer sector uk.esi.cons 0.0 0 0 0 Down Down
Retail sector uk.esi.ret 0.0 0 0 0 Down Down
construction pmi uk.constrpmi 54.3 57.2 -5 7 UP UP
Construction sector uk.esi.constr 0.0 0 0 0 Down Down

United Kingdom Manufacturing

  
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MacroVar tracks hundreds of indicators related to United Kingdom manufacturing. Our focus is on the most important leading indicators based on the ISM report and related indicators. The ISM report is the most important report reflecting the real demand of goods in the United Kingdom economy.


1Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
Manufacturing PMI uk.manpmi 47.0 48 -2 2 Down UP
industrial production uk.indproduction -1.8 -1.1 64 29 Down Down

United Kingdom Services

  
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MacroVar tracks hundreds of indicators related to United Kingdom services. Our focus is on the most important leading indicators based on the ISM report and related indicators. The ISM report is the most important report reflecting the real demand of services in the United Kingdom economy.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
services pmi uk.servpmi 51.1 50.8 1 0 Down UP

United Kingdom consumer sentiment

  
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Consumer spending makes up 67% of the U.S. Economy. MacroVar monitors direct consumer reports like the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and indirect macroeconomic indicators related to United Kingdom employment and United Kingdom consumer activity (building permits).


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
consumer confidence uk.consconfidence -17.0 -18s -6 -23 UP UP
Consumer sector uk.esi.cons 0.0 0s 0 0 Down Down
EEI - Employment Composite uk.eei.emp 91.0 104s -12 -11 Down Down
unemployment rate uk.unemploymentrate 4.3 4.3s 0 7 UP UP
retail sales uk.retailsalesan 3.6 0s 0 -209 UP UP
retail sales MoM uk.retailsales -0.3 0.1s -400 -91 Down UP
car registrations uk.carregistrations 140786.0 153610s -8 0 Down Down

United Kingdom Construction

  
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The United Kingdom construction sector is a significant component of the United Kingdom economy. MacroVar monitors leading indicators of construction activity like building permits and new home sales.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
housing starts uk.housingstarts 22990.0 22580 2 -49 Down Down

United Kingdom Macroeconomic outlook

  
United Kingdom Macroeconomic outlook presents an overview of the long-term fundamental coincident factors of the United Kingdom economy. Components monitored are the country's rserves, debt, Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy. Explore United Kingdom macroeconomic model in detail.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
gdp uk.gdp 3340.03 3070.67 9 26 UP UP
Real GDP uk.realgdp 639452.0 639269 0 15 UP UP
gdp growth annual uk.gdpgrowthan 0.9 0.7 29 -90 Down Down
gdp growth uk.gdpgrowth 0.0 0.5 -100 -100 Down Down
inflation cpi uk.inflationcpi 2.5 2.6 -4 -38 Down Down
BOE interest rate uk.interestrate 4.75 5 -5 -10 Down Down
unemployment rate uk.unemploymentrate 4.3 4.3 0 7 UP UP
government debt uk.govdebt 2817.8 2784 1 6 UP UP
external debt uk.externaldebt 7857133.0 7803450 1 9 UP UP
government debt to gdp uk.govdebtgdp 97.6 95.6 2 41 UP UP
current account uk.currentaccount -18099.0 -24002 -25 -22 Down UP
current account to gdp uk.currentaccountgdp -3.3 -3.1 6 83 UP Down
exports uk.exports 68029.0 67370 1 -5 Down Down
imports uk.imports 72786.0 72384 1 -0 Down Down
foreign exchange reserves uk.fxreserves 189228.0 194098 -3 3 UP UP
gold reserves uk.goldres 310.29 310.29 0 0 Down Down
government revenues uk.govrev 90136.0 90441 0 4 Down UP

United Kingdom Inflation

  
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MacroVar monitors major inflation indexes and subcompoonents based on Bureau of Labour Statistics monthly report.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend
inflation cpi uk.inflationcpi 2.5 2.6 -4 -38
core inflation rate uk.coreinflationrate 3.2 3.5 -9 -37
Produce Prices YoY uk.producerpricesch 0.1 -0.5 -120 0

United Kingdom Employment

  
MacroVar monitors leading indicators (ISM/NMI employment activity), coincident (Initial & Continuing jobless claims) and lagging indicators of United Kingdom employment. United Kingdom employment is one of the major factors affecting United Kingdom monetary policy.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
unemployment rate uk.unemploymentrate 4.3 4.3 0 7 UP UP

United Kingdom Monetary Policy

  
United Kingdom Monetary policy is monitored by tracking the most important indicators related to the Fed's balance sheet and interest rates.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
BOE interest rate uk.interestrate 4.75 5 -5 -10 Down Down
central bank balance sheet uk.cb.assets 851586.0 848038 0 -5 Down Down
banks balance sheet uk.banks.bs 4583444.0 4571020 0 6 UP UP
money supply m1 uk.msm1 2221455.0 2217490 0 0 UP UP
money supply m2 uk.msm2 3067494.0 3062780 0 2 UP UP
government debt to gdp uk.govdebtgdp 97.6 95.6 2 41 UP UP
loans to private sector uk.loanprivate 2735422.0 2710500 1 3 UP UP
UK Credit Rating (S&P) RATING.S&P.UK
UK Credit Rating (Moody's) RATING.MOODYS.UK
UK Credit Rating (Fitch) RATING.FITCH.UK

United Kingdom Fiscal Policy

  
United Kingdom Fiscal policy is monitored by tracking the most important indicators related to the Treasury's decisions on government spending, revenues and budget surplus/deficit.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
government revenues uk.govrev 90136.0 90441 0 4 Down UP
government budget uk.govbudget -4.4 -5 -12 -49 UP UP
Government budget uk.govbudgetvalue -11249.0 -18217 -38 -21 Down UP
government debt uk.govdebt 2817.8 2784 1 6 UP UP
government debt to gdp uk.govdebtgdp 97.6 95.6 2 41 UP UP

United Kingdom Trade

  
United Kingdom trade activity is monitored by tracking Trade and Capital flows.


Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope
current account uk.currentaccount -18099.0 -24002 -25 -22 Down UP
current account to gdp uk.currentaccountgdp -3.3 -3.1 6 83 UP Down
balance of trade uk.balanceoftrade -4757.0 -5014 -5 -716 Down Down
imports uk.imports 72786.0 72384 1 -0 Down Down
exports uk.exports 68029.0 67370 1 -5 Down Down
capital flows uk.capitalflows 17466.0 15183 15 -48 UP Down
foreign direct investment uk.fdi -6600.0 -11903 -45 -169 UP Down
external debt uk.externaldebt 7857133.0 7803450 1 9 UP UP
foreign exchange reserves uk.fxreserves 189228.0 194098 -3 3 UP UP
gold reserves uk.goldres 310.29 310.29 0 0 Down Down