P229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:17/23 1/7 OUTPUT/RETAIL SALES All-Industry Retail Index Sales - - 110 120 - - - - - - - - 105 115 jasondjfmamjj asondjfmamjja Industrial Output Jul:110.3 (Jun:106.7) (base 1980) Retail Sales Aug:122.9 (Jul:120.9) (ebsj 1980) MoreP229 CJEFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:13/44 2/7 CU RENT ACCOUNT BA ANCE +3 - - +3 - - +2 - - +2 - - +1 - - +1 - - Zero Zero - - -1 - - -1 £bn 1234 1234 1234 asondjfmamjja £bn 1982 1983 1984 1984/8u Current Account August deficit : £886m Visible Trade August deficit :£1486m Invisible Trade Monthly surplus : £600m MoreP229 CJEFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:22/42 3/7 ] PRODUCER PRICES Input Prices Outpzt Prices (unadjusted) (unadjusted) 135 - 150 130 - - 145 125 - - 140 120 - - 135 ondjfmamjjas sondjfmamjjas Materials & Fuel Output Prices Sip: 122.9 Sip: 146.7 up 1.7pc up 0.3pc (Base 1980 = 100) T MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:11/28 4/7 ] RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate - 390 6 - - 380 4 - - 370 2 - - jasondjfmamjja ) jasondjfmamjja Retail Price Index August: 385.9, up 0.3pc from July (Jan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 2.4pc, after 2.4pc in year to July. MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:06/36 5/7 AVERAGE EARNINGS Average Underlying 18u Earnings 12-month ] Index Increase 180 9 - - 175 8 - - 170 7 mjjasondjfmamjj % jasondjfmamjj Earnings Index July: n/a (185.8 in June), a 12-month rise of ?pc. (The underlying rise is put at 7.upc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFA( 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:13/12 6/7 ]] UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 190 12 m - 170 - - - 150 11 ] J * asondjfmamjja 'GOO asondjfmamjja Unemployment in month to mid-August was 11.7pc, after July's 11.7pc. Notified Vacancies rose bz 9,900 in the month to mid-July to 195,200. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavers MoreP229 CJJFAX 229 Mon 13 Oct 21:20/29 7/7 ]]]]J OIL PRODUCTION INDEX Production Index Change on Year 170 +20 - - 1v0 +10 - - 1u0 0 - - 140 -10 - - 130 -20 asondjfmamjja * asondjfmamjja Royal Bank/Radio Scotland Oil Index (base 1980) Aug: 157.7 (Jul: 159.9) * Change on Year: Aug:+14.5 (Jly:+7.6) More