Now playing Next Economy UK business investment falls Business investment in Britain fell in annual terms between January and March amid uncertainty around the vote on whether the UK stays in the European Union. 26/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK April inflation slips Inflation in British slipped in April for the first time since September last year. Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent from April 2015 as the cost of airfares and clothes fell. 17/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Referendum fears hit UK services growth Britain's dominant services industry is being hit by uncertainty over the EU referendum in June and the state of the global economy according to the latest surveys of businesses. 05/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK economic growth slows Britain's economy slowed in the early part of this year, apparently effected by reduced global growth and uncertainty ahead of the referendum on the UK's European membership. 27/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy 'Permanently poorer' Brexit warning from UK finance minister UK finance minister George Osborne says Britons will be "permanently poorer" if they vote to leave the European Union in a referendum in June, his comments based on a Treasury analysis. 18/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series It's a Tesco turnaround as supermarket returns to profit after record losses It is a Tesco turnaround as Britain's biggest retailer returns to profit for the first time in three years. 13/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK inflation on the rise hit by hikes in air fares and clothing UK inflation has risen to 0.5 percent from 0.3 percent according to the Consumer Prices Index. 12/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy All major indicators show the UK economy at a 'low ebb' UK growth looks set to slide according to the British Chamber of Commerce. 11/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Brexit 'could cost UK billions' says Confederation of British Industry A British vote to leave the European Union could cost the UK economy billions and close to one million lost jobs by 2020, according to research commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry. 21/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK economic growth solid but heavily dependent on consumer spending Britain's economy relied heavily on consumer spending to drive growth at the end of 2015, with a sharp fall in business investment and a drag from trade. 25/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK jobless rate down, wage growth slows Even as the unemployment rate fell, wage growth in Britain in the three months to November was the slowest since February, reducing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. 20/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy Britain's growth revised downwards suggesting recovery losing momentum The British economy grew at a slower rate than previously estimated during at least half of 2015, according to official data. Weaker growth in the 23/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy RBS and Standard Chartered pulled up but British banks pass stress tests A Bank of England stress test has singled out two British institutions – the Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered – for not having enough 01/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy Britain's economy slows as trade hit by global decline Britain’s economy slowed in the three months to September as trade held back growth, a victim of the global decline. The latest figures from the 27/11/2015
Now playing Next Economy UK's economic growth slows more than expected Britain’s economic growth slowed up in the year’s third quarter, partly due to the biggest fall in construction in three years. GDP grew by 0.5 27/10/2015
Now playing Next Economy Britain's unemployment rate falls to seven-year low Britain’s jobless rate surprisingly fell to its lowest level since mid-2008 in the three months to August, according to official figures. It fell 0.1 14/10/2015
Now playing Next Economy UK economy grew by 0.7 percent in second quarter In the UK economic growth remained steady at 0.7 percent for the second quarter according to official figures. Analysts had been expecting such a 28/08/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK budget creates higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy The British finance minister has used the first conservative party budget in nearly 20 years to reshape the world’s fifth-largest economy. George 08/07/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom British Chancellor introduces living wage and cuts benefits 08/07/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Mixed news on UK economy on election eve There has been mixed news on the crucial election issue of the British economy on the eve of the vote. Britain’s huge service sector unexpectedly 06/05/2015