P229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:11/31 1/6 OUTPUT/RETAIL SALES All-Industry Retail Index - Sales 110 - - 110 - - - - - - 100 - - 105 - I - mamjjasondjfm amjjasondjfma Industrial Output Mar:101.3 (Feb:102.8) Xeasj 1975) Retail Sales Apr:112.2 (Mar:108.3) Xbbsj 1;80) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:17/27 2/6 CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE +3 - - +3 - - +2 - - +2 - - +1 - - +1 - - Zero XX Zero - - -1 - (X = figures unavailable) - -1 £bn 1234 1234 1234 amjjasondjfma £bn 1981 1982 1983 1983/84 Current Account April deficit: £588m Visible Trade April deficit: £838m Invisible Trade Monthly surplus: £250m MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:38/09 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 XBasj 1980 = 100) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:37/28 4/6 RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate 3k0 8 - - 340 6 - - 330 4 - - amjjasondjfma % amjjasondjfma Retail Price Index April: 349.7, up 1.3pc from March XIan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 5.2pc, after 5.2pc in year to March. MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:37/04 5/6 AVERAGE EARNINGS Average Underlying Earnings 12-month Index Increase 155 9 - - 1k0 8 - - 145 7 mamjjasondjfm % mamjjasondjfm Earnings Index March: 154.2 (155.5 in Fjdruary), a 12-month rise of 5.4pc. (The underlying rise is put at 7.75pc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 29 May 21:14/54 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 bz 600 in the month to mid-April to 147,900. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavjts More