Economic growth (GDP)
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British workers suffer biggest real-wage fall of major G20 countriesInternational Labour Organisation finds in three years to 2013 UK wages fared worse than most of the eurozone’s crisis hit economies
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Autumn statement 2014 - IFS warns cuts to come 'on a colossal scale': Politics Live blogAndrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the reaction to the 2014 autumn statement, including George Osborne’s interviews and the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ briefings
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Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels in dramatic autumn statementChancellor’s plan could require cuts to police, local government and justice amounting to a further £60bn by 2019-20
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Autumn statement: OBR predicts recovery running out of steamOffice for Budget Responsibility expecting higher growth of 3% and 2.4% this year and next, but it will fall to 2.2% in 2016
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Surge in UK services sector calms fears of economic slowdownFirms report hiring more staff to cope with a rise in workloads as business grows much higher than City forecasts
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Autumn statement 2014: chancellor says economic growth higher than expectedGeorge Osborne says economy will grow by 3% this year but is still concerned by the size of the budget deficit
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Autumn statement 2014 at a glance: eight key pointsAll you need to know about the main measures in chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 autumn statement
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Autumn statement: six graphs you need to seeChancellor George Osborne will present his latest spending and saving plans alongside new forecasts for the economy on Wednesday. Here are six key graphs to see before he delivers his autumn statement
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Construction industry growth at slowest for a year, with civil engineering hit hardestBuilding companies will look for projects to be announced in chancellor’s autumn statement as subcontractor prices rise
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Low-paid jobs at the root of Osborne’s failure to bring down the deficitQuestions over whether Labour’s plans would have suffered from eurozone crisis and oil prices in same way – but Alastair Darling also expected private investment return
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Ruble tumbles after oil hits five-year low, before recovering - business live
Guardian business live Ruble tumbles after oil hits five-year low, before recovering - business live
All the breaking business news, as sliding oil price sends Russian currency reeling. But has the Central Bank intervened? -
Patrick McLoughlin's Commons statement on the £15bn roads investment: Politics Live blog
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow Patrick McLoughlin's Commons statement on the £15bn roads investment: Politics Live blog
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UK manufacturing boost ahead of chancellor’s autumn statementFactory activity beats City expectations with growth rate reaching fastest pace since July
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George Osborne’s autumn statement: I’m afraid there is no moneyChancellor’s extra NHS cash is equivalent to rummaging down the back of the sofa for change to feed the electricity meter
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Autumn statement: Osborne only has scrawny rabbits to pull out of his hatAndrew Rawnsley: The chancellor’s failure to meet his deficit targets leaves him with no money to hand out pre-election bribes
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William Keegan: The deficit has not been eliminated. Depressed living standards are barely rising. This is not ‘job done’, but a record of failureGeorge Osborne has snared his party in its own austerity trap
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A green infrastructure initiative for jobsLetters: The programme would help make the UK’s 30m buildings super-energy-efficient, dramatically reducing energy bills, fuel poverty and greenhouse gas emissions
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£17bn hole in tax receipts has wrecked deficit-cutting plan, TUC study showsUnion body blames low-wage economy and lack of earnings growth means government is collecting £17bn less than forecast this year
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Net immigration surge squashes Tory targets, but shows Britain’s got talentExamine the latest immigration rise and you see those entering Britain are highly skilled, educated and fuelling the economy
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Accurate figures on the UK’s wealthLetters: The UK economy, and it’s workforce, needs to increase productivity if it is to generate the wealth necessary to compete with the countries that rank above us in GDP per capita
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UK growth confirmed at 0.7%, but recovery unbalanced – business liveSecond estimate of UK GDP shows trade deficit up and business investment down
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€300bn Jean-Claude Juncker eurozone kickstarter sounds too good to be trueJuncker infrastructure plan offers too little, too late – but at least EC president recognises austerity is the problem
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GDP: what the economists say
Analysis GDP: what the economists say
Third-quarter growth was reliant on services and household spending, the data shows, while investment and exports fell. Economists give their verdicts
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UK GDP: five key chartsBritain’s economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter, but the detail in the data suggest the recovery remained reliant on the consumer while business investment fell unexpectedly
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UK GDP growth: fears mount that plan to rebalance economy is failingFalling investment and exports allied with largely static industrial output affirms concerns that recovery is dependent on consumer
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UK economy is growing but the same old weaknesses are with usThe rebalancing of the economy is still a long way off with export growth feeble despite a much-depreciated sterling
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Contract work is here to stay, says Bank of England governorUK job market has changed permanently due to financial crisis, Mark Carney tells Treasury select committee
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UK economic recovery to continue into 2016, forecasts OECDThinktank says strong growth to be driven by high job creation, private consumption and investment
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Confidence levels slip in CBI survey of services sectorPrice freeze will dent profitability of business and professional services as competition limits inflationary pressures
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The red light on Cameron’s dashboard won’t go out until he helps with repairsBusiness leader: the PM has taken an us-and-them approach to problems in the world economy. But the UK is a key participant in the system
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If we build new roads and railways, the economic returns will comeLarry Elliott: George Osborne talks of investing in transport to carry people out of poverty, but the money has to be made available, and not just in the south-east
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Fuller’s reports 10% revenue boost thanks to stronger London economyLondon Pride maker takes £162m in six months to 27 September as London’s economy is set to outstrip rest of UK
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George Osborne’s deficit reduction plan has gone into reverseLarry Elliott: The state of the public finances means that the chancellor is not in any position to make pre-election giveaways at the autumn statement next month
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Rights and wrongs of going for growthLetters: Could Britain now take the lead in a steady-state revolution with zero economic growth?
Analysis George Osborne’s plan may not be set in stone, but it still spells deep cuts