P229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:44/34 1/7 -,, -,,% OUTPUT/R TAIL SALES All-Industry Retail Index Sales - 110 - - 115 - - - - 100 - - - - 110 ondjfmamjjaso ondjfmamjjaso Industrial Output Oct:108.8 (Sip:109.1) (base 1980) Retail Sales Oct:114.1 (Sip:115.9) (base 1980) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:40/07 2/7 CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE +3 - - +3 - - +2 - - +2 - - +1 - - +1 - - Zero Zero - - -1 - - -1 £bn 1234 1234 1234 ondjfmamjjaso £bn 1982 1983 1984 1984/85 Current Account October surplus: £400m Visible Trade October balance: nil Invisible Trade Monthly surplus: £400m MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:44/14 3/7 -,,% PRODUCER PRICES Input Prices Output Prices - 145 140 - - 140 135 - - 135 130 - - ondjfmamjjaso ondjfmamjjaso Materials & Fuel Output Prices October: 131.5 October: 140.8 down 1.0pc up 0.3pc XBasj 1980 = 100) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:47/41 4/7 RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate 380 - 8 370 - - 6 360 - - 4 350 - ndjfmamjjason % ndjfmamjjason Retail Price Index November: 378.4, up 0.3pc from October (Jan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 5.5pc, after 5.4pc in year to October. MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:47/58 5/7 -,, -,,% AVERAGE EARNINGS 175 Average Underlying - Earnings 12-month 170 Index Increase - 9 165 - - 8 160 - - % %%%%%% % 7 ondjfmamjjaso % ondjfmamjjaso Earnings Index Oct: 174.3 (176.0 in September), a 12-month rise of 6.0pc. (The underlying rise is put at 7.5pc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:49/17 6/7 UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 190 14 - - 170 13 - - 150 12 ))))k)%%%%) - % sondjfmamjjas 'GOO sondjfmamjjas Unemployment in month to mid-September was 13.1pc, after August's 13.2pc. Notified Vacancies rose by 6,500 in the month to mid-September to 184,200. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavers MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Sun 22 Dec 22:48/14 7/7 -,,% OIL PRODUCTION INDEX Production Change on Year Index +20 170 - - +10 160 - - 0 1u0 - - -10 140 - - -20 ondjfmamjjaso % ondjfmamjjaso Royal Bank/Radio Scotland Oil Index (base 1980) Oct: 167.1 (Sip: 161.0) % Change on Year: Oct:+2.3 (Sip:+5.6) More