2025 Econplusdal Macroeconomy Stats

Question 1

What is the annual economic growth for 2024?

Answer 1

1.1%

Question 2

What is the quarterly economic growth?

Answer 2

0%

Question 3

What is the annual growth forecast?

Answer 3

1%

Question 4

What is the output gap?

Answer 4

-0.6%

Question 5

What is the GDP per capita?

Answer 5

£36,000

Question 6

What is the total GDP?

Answer 6

£2.85 trillion

Question 7

What percentage of the GDP is from services?

Answer 7

79%

Question 8

What percentage of the GDP is from manufacturing?

Answer 8

14%

Question 9

What is the unemployment rate?

Answer 9

4.4%

Question 10

What is the economic inactivity rate?

Answer 10

21%

Question 11

What is the employment rate?

Answer 11

75%

Question 12

What is the current consumer confidence level?

Answer 12

weak

Question 13

What is the CPI (Consumer Price Index)?

Answer 13

2.6%

Question 14

What are the inflation expectations?

Answer 14

3.9%

Question 15

What is the wage growth rate?

Answer 15

5.9%

Question 16

What is the current account deficit as a percentage of GDP?

Answer 16

2.6%

Question 17

What is the productivity and investment status?

Answer 17

poor

Question 18

What is the minimum wage?

Answer 18

£12.21

Question 19

What is the current exchange rate for £ to $?

Answer 19

£1 = $1.32

US trade is slowing

Question 20

What is the current exchange rate for £ to €?

Answer 20

£ = €1.16

European trade is stagnating

Question 21

What is the budget deficit as a percentage of GDP?

Answer 21

4.8% (£140 billion)

Question 22

What is the national debt as a percentage of GDP?

Answer 22

95.5%

Question 23

What are the income tax bands?

Answer 23

£12,500 tax free, then 20%, 40%, 45% - frozen until April 2028

Question 24

What is the corporation tax rate?

Answer 24

25%

Question 25

What is the VAT rate?

Answer 25

20%

Question 26

What is the Gini coefficient?

Answer 26

0.35 (0 is good)

Question 27

What is the base interest rate?

Answer 27

4.5%

Question 28

What is the average lending rate?

Answer 28

4.75%

Question 29

What is the banks' willingness to lend?

Answer 29

good

Question 30

What is the current consumer confidence level regarding interest rates?

Answer 30

very weak

Question 31

What is the current business confidence level regarding interest rates?

Answer 31

very weak

Question 32

What is the savings ratio?

Answer 32

12%

Question 33

What is the amount of quantitative easing?

Answer 33

£895 billion