P229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:01/10 1/6 OUTPUT/RETAIL SALES All-Industry Retail Index - Sales 110 - - 110 - - - - - - 1p0 - - 105 - - fmamjjasondjf amjjasondjfma Industrial Output Feb:102.8 (Jan:104.5) Xbasj 1975) Retail Sales Apr:112.2 (Mar:108.3) Xbasj 1980) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:10/12 2/6 CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE +3 - - +3 - - +2 - - +2 - - +1 - 045 0 - +1 - - Zito XX Zero - - -1 - (X = figures unavailable) - -1 £bn 1234 1234 1234 mamjjasondjfm £bn 1981 1982 1983 1983/84 Current Account March surplus: £43m Visible Trade March deficit: £207m Invisible Trade Monthly surplus: £250m MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:23/24 3/6 PRODUCER PRICES Input Prices Output Prices 135 135 - - 130 130 - - 125 125 - - 120 120 amjjasondjfma amjjasondjfma Materials & Fuel Output Prices April: 133.7, April: 131.6, up 0.7pc up 1.1pc (Base 1980 = 100) MoreP229 CJEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:03/43 4/6 RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate 350 8 - - 340 6 - - 330 4 - - mamjjasondjfm % mamjjasondjfm Retail Price Index March: 345.1, up 0.3pc from February (Jan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 5.2pc, after 5.1pc in year to February. MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:13/48 5/6 J AVERAGE EARNINGS Avjtage Underlying Earnings 12-month Index Increase 155 9 - - 150 8 - - 145 7 fmamjjasondjf % fmamjjasondjf Earnings Index February: 155.5 (154.7 in January), a 12-month rise of 5.6pc. (The underlying rise is put at 7.75pc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (NB Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 15 May 21:02/24 6/6 UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 170 14 - - 150 13 - - 130 12 - ) amjjasondjfma 'GOO amjjasondjfma Unemployment in month to mid-April was 12.6pc, after March's 12.6pc. Notified Vacancies rose by 600 in the month to mid-April to 147,900. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavjts More