P229 CEJFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:12/13 1/6 OUTPUT/RETAIL SALES All-Industry Retail Index - Sales 110 - - 110 - - - - - - 100 - - 105 - - amjjasondjfma mjjasondjfmam Industrial Output Apr:101.7 (Mar:101.9) Xebsj 1975I Retail Sales May:110.3 (Apr:112.2) Xbbsj 1980) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:11/48 2/6 CU RENT 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 Invisidle Trade Monthly surplus: £250m MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:11/00 3/6 PRODUCER PRICES Input Prices Output Prices 135 135 - - 130 130 -a - 125 125 -a - 120 120 mjjasondjfmam mjjasondjfmam Materials & Fuel Output Prices May: 133.8, May: 132.2, up 0.1pc up 0.4pc XBasj 1980 = 100) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:12/11 4/6 TET IL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate 3u0 8 - - 340 6 - - 330 4 - - mjjasondjfmam % mjjasondjfmam Retail Price Index May: 351.0, up 0.4pc from April XIan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rbte 5.1pc, after 5.2pc in year to April. MoreP229 CJEFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:01/41 5/6 AVERAGE EARNINGS Average Underlying Earnings 12-month Index Increase 155 9 - - 150 8 m - 145 7 mamjjasondjfm % mamjjasondjfm Earnings Index March: 154.2 (155.5 in Fjdruary), a 12-month rise of 5.4pc. (-hj underlying rise is put at 7.75pc). NB 'hole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 19 Jun 21:05/13 6/6 UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 170 14 - - 150 13 - - 130 12 - % mjjasondjfmam 'GOO mjjasondjfmam Unemployment in month to mid-May was 12.7pc, after April's 12.6pc. Notified Vacancies rose by 7,800 in the month to mid-May to 155,700. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavers More