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The overview
- Inflation moves into negative territory for the first time since 1960
- Prospects for the Eurozone improving
- Increased uncertainty as to Greece’s ability to service its debts
Economic indicators
- Annual house price inflation in the UK was 8.1% in Q1 2015, up from a downwardly revised 7.7% in Q4 2014.
- Firms in London increased their output of goods and services in April 2015.
- April 2015 saw an increase in new orders for London firms.
LET supplement: Employment by Industry
- This supplement gives a summary of jobs by sector (and sub-sectors) in London over time and assesses the extent of London’s specialisation in these sectors.
- The Professional, scientific, technical and real estate activities sector is the largest sector (in terms of jobs) in London (816,000) in 2013 and is an area of a significant specialisation when compared to the rest of Great Britain.
- London also has a very significant specialisation in the Information and communication sector with almost a third (32.2 per cent) of all employee jobs in Great Britain located in the capital, whilst the Financial and insurance activities sector contributes around 362,000 jobs in London and around a third of all employee jobs in Great Britain.
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