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Economic Briefing - December 2004

A monthly bulletin examining economic trends for manufacturing, engineering and technology-based businesses.

We are again calling for the MPC to keep interest rates on hold.  The outlook for manufacturing is less optimistic given a number of uncertainties in the global economy and the sustained rise in input costs.  On the domestic front, the housing markets shows further signs of slowing and inflation is set to remain below target.  

In this month's briefing:

  • Inflation
  • GDP Growth
  • Housing Market
  • Manufacturing Forecasts 
  • International Indicators
  • Inflation Forecast
  • Manufacturing Output
  • Manufacturing Surveys
  • Exchange rates
  • International Forecasts
  • Pre-Budget News
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further information:
Lee Hopley
Economist

lhopley@eef.org.uk

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