P229 CJEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:02/14 1/7 OU-PUT/RETAIL SALES All-Industry - Retail Index - Sales - - 110 120 - - - - - - - - 105 115 asondjfmamjja sondjfmamjjas Industrial Output Aug:110.4 (Jul:109.9) (bbsj 1980) Retail Sales Sip:122.8 (Aug:122.6) (ease 1980) MoreP229 CJEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:12/47 2/7 R CU5RJNT ACCOUNT BALANCE +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 CEEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:17/20 3/7 PRODUCER PRICES Input Prices Output Prices (unbdjusted) (unadjusted) 135 - 1u0 130 - - 145 125 - - 140 120 - - II 135 I ondjfmamjjas sondjfmamjjas Materials & Fuel Output Prices Sip: 122.9 Sip: 146.7 up 1.7pc up 0.3pc XBasj 1980 = 100[ MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:15/40 4/7 R RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate - 390 6 - - 380 4 - - 370 2 - - asondjfmamjjas % asondjfmamjjas Retail Price Index September: 387.8, up 0.upc from August (Jan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 3.0pc, after 2.4pc in year to August. MoreP229 CEEFA( 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:14/11 5/7 ] AVERAGE EAR INKS Average Undjulyjng - Earnings 12-month 18u Index - Increase - 9 180 - - 8 175 - - 7 asondjfmamjja % asondjfmamjja Earnings Index August: 187.3 (187.9 in July*, a 12-month rise of 8.1pc. (The undjrlyjng rise is put at 7.5pc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:16/04 6/7 R ]JZJ UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 210 12 m - 190 - - - 170 11 J ] * sondjfmamjjas 'GOO sondjfmamjjas Unemployment in month to mid-September was 11.6pc, after August's 11.7pc. Notified Vacancies rose by 6,700 in the month to mid-September to 208,000. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavers MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Mon 20 Oct 21:15/32 7/7 ] 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 (Jzl: 159.9) * Change on Year: Aug:+14.5 (Jly:+7.6) More