UK's economy shrunk more than initially estimated

Source: Bloomberg
Bank of England revised UK's GDP growth in the first three months of 2012 to -0.3% instead of initially estimated -0.2%. Adjustment was made due to revised results in UK's building sector. Initially estimated 3% decline turned out to be 4.8% decrease in construction sector. In comparison to the same period last year UK's economy shrank 0.1%. This is the first decrease since the end of 2009. Service sector, the largest sector in UK's economy, increased by 0.1%, but production output decreased by 0.4%. 
Back to articles

Actual Topics

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:38:49 GMT

European Stocks Advance

European stocks returned to growth, despite services and manufacturing purchasing managers indices across Europe and German business confidence shrank more than expected. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 1.0 percent to 241.81. Cable & Wireless Communications Plc soared 19 percent. Sonova Holding AG gained 2.5 percent. Bayer AG declined 1.1 percent. U.S. futures and Asian stock little changed. S&P 500 futures gained 0.3 percent, MSCI

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:13:47 GMT

Euro zone PMI down

The purchasing managers index across the single currency area shrank in May at the fastest rate since mid-2009. The composite purchasing managers index lost 0.8 points and now stands at 45.9. The manufacturing PMI decreased to 45.0, down from 46.1 last month, while the services PMI dropped to 46.5 from 46.9. An indicator below 50 indicates activity shrinkage. Chris Williamson of Markit argues

Subscribe to "Fundamental Analysis" feed

Subscribe
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank Binary Options / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Crypto Trading / CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Business Introducer and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.