GDP
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a vital economic indicator that directly affects the UK jewellery industry’s health. Fluctuations in GDP influence consumer spending, investor confidence, and retail performance—critical factors for jewellers, suppliers, and manufacturers. Jewellery Focus delivers comprehensive coverage on GDP trends, economic forecasts, and their implications for jewellery trade strategies. We analyse how shifts in UK economic growth impact demand, pricing, stocking decisions, and expansion plans, enabling trade professionals to make informed business decisions in changing market conditions.
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Jan- 2015 -30 JanuaryEconomy
Consumer confidence reaches five-month high in January
Consumer confidence has reached a five-month high in January this year, according to figures released today. The consumer confidence index from polling company GfK reached a score of 1, matching the highs hit in mid-2014 and up from December’s nine-month low of -4. All five measures used to calculate the…
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Sep- 2014 -4 SeptemberEconomy
Economic recovery solid, but growth ‘will even out’: CBI
The UK economic recovery is on solid ground but growth will even out in the second half of 2014 and into next year, the CBI said in its latest economic forecast. The UK’s leading business group forecasts 3.0% growth in 2014 and 2.7% in 2015, unchanged from May. Between the…
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Apr- 2014 -28 AprilEconomy
UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI
The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth expectations are the strongest they have been since the body began recording data in 2003. Pointing specifically to the retail and service sectors, the CBI’s Growth Indicator, published today, said…
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8 AprilEditor's Blog
The buying begins
It now seems that the upward trend for hallmarking figures is gaining strength. Across the four major assay offices in the UK, the total number of items hallmarked in the first quarter of this year was up by 23 per cent, compared with the same period the previous year. The…
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Feb- 2013 -14 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Rio Tinto loses $3bn in 2012
Rio Tinto’s new chief executive has promised company shareholders an “unrelenting” pursuit of value after the company reported a significant annual loss in 2012.
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Aug- 2012 -17 AugustEconomy
Could rise in retail sales signal a stronger UK economy?
Better-than-forecasted sales figures have helped to raise hopes that the UK’s recession may not be as deep as first feared.
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Apr- 2012 -20 AprilEconomy
UK retail sales rise by 1.8 per cent in March
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recorded the biggest monthly rise in UK retail sales in more than a year this March.
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Feb- 2012 -17 FebruaryEconomy
Retail sales rise by 0.9 per cent in January
An unexpected rise in sales in the first month of 2012 has both surprised and delighted the retail industry.
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Aug- 2011 -8 August
UK remains “on a growth track”, says CBI
The UK economy will continue to grow in 2011, albeit at a sluggish rate, and will pick up modestly in 2012, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s latest economic forecast.
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May- 2011 -20 May
No strong recovery for some time yet, warns CBI
The UK economy will continue to make headway in 2011, but growth will be patchy and slow, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest economic forecast.
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