London's Economy Today - Issue 129 - May 2013

The overview

• UK economy shows signs of improvement but Eurozone remains in recession
• Bank of England more upbeat on the prospects for the UK economy
• Some encouraging signs for the UK economy

Economic indicators

• London firms increased their output of goods and services in April 2013
• The PMI for new orders recorded 54.8 in April 2013 compared to 55.8 in March 2013
• Annual house price inflation in London was 3.8% in Q1 2013, up from -1.1% in Q4 2012

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