Economic news and events

Parents and carers are ‘are paying more than they need to’ for baby formula due to weak price competition, a UK watchdog has warned.

The Competition...

(Correcting the name of the director at Accenture.)

Retail sales in the UK rose in July, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday.

Retail sales volumes...

Retail sales in the UK rose in July, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday.

Retail sales volumes are estimated to have climbed 0.5% monthly in...

The number of job postings increased in July although the amount of new listings eased, figures on Friday showed.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said the...

Ireland’s trade surplus contracted in June, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

Ireland’s trade surplus declined 32% in June to €4.80 billion from...

The UK economy showed no growth in June while industrial output edged down, data published by the Office for National Statistics showed on Thursday.

UK gross...

The rate at which house prices were rising in the UK steadied in June, while tenants continued to be squeezed by soaring rents, according to...

Scotland’s deficit has increased by more than £4.5 billion in the past year, data shows, reaching more than double the proportion of the UK GDP...

A commission of energy experts has been set up to review the impact of the gas crisis and ensure the UK is better prepared in...

UK consumer price inflation edged back upwards in July, while producer prices also increased with an upward revision as well for June’s annual producer price...