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1
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What is unemployment at the moment?

A

3.9%, the lowest in 45 years

2
Q

How many unfilled job vacancies

A

850,000

3
Q

How much has youth unemployment changed from 2014

A

10% down from 20%

4
Q

What is the record employment rate at the moment and how much of the working population does it cover?

A

32.7 million equal to 76% of the working population

5
Q

What was economic growth last year?

A

1.4%, slowest since 2014

6
Q

How much did consumption, business and government spending make up of GDP?

A

63% C
18% G
17% I

7
Q

How much higher was productivity growth in 2018 compared to pre recession peak levels?

A

only 2% higher

8
Q

Inflation rate in the UK march 2019?

A

1.9%

9
Q

How did the average earnings increase last year compared to inflation?

A

3.4% a year, higher than inflation, so real wages for many people rising

10
Q

Median earnings in 2018?

A

£569 a week

11
Q

House hold savings ratio as a % of income?

A

4.5%, lowest for 30 years

12
Q

Minimum wage for adult workers?

A

£8.21

13
Q

How has house prices changed last year?

A

increased by just 1%, big regional variation

14
Q

Household debt as a % of GDP?

A

133%

15
Q

Average household debt?

A

£56,000

16
Q

What are current base interest rates?

A

0.75%, below 1 for a decade

17
Q

How much have banks spent on QE in billions?

A

£445 billion worth of assets

18
Q

How has government borrowing fell from 2017, and what % of GDP is it?

A

£25billion down from £42billion in 2017, only 1.2% of GDP

19
Q

What was the UKs trade deficit last year?

A

£31billion

20
Q

Size of Current account deficit last year?

A

£82billion

21
Q

GDP growth of Senegal 2017/18

A

6.3%

22
Q

GDP per capital of Senegal 2017/18

A

$2741

23
Q

Life expectancy at birth in Senegal

A

67

24
Q

income share held by top 20% and bottom 20% in Senegal

A

top=47%

bottom=6%

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