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Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £1.1 billion in July 2025. This was £2.3 billion less than in July 2024 and the lowest July borrowing for three years. Read more ➡
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12% of trading businesses expect to raise the prices of goods or services they sell in September 2025, broadly stable with August but down 12 percentage points from April. The wholesale and retail trade industry reported the largest proportion expecting to raise prices (17%).
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15% of trading businesses reported they expect their turnover to decrease in September 2025, down 5 percentage points compared with expectations for August. The accommodation and food services industry reported the highest proportion expecting a decrease in turnover (23%).
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In early Aug 2025, economic uncertainty was the most reported challenge affecting turnover for trading businesses at 25%. For businesses with 10+ employees, cost of labour was the most reported challenge at 36%. ➡️
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The annual growth rate for the average price of automotive fuel increased 2 percentage points in July 2025 compared with the previous month⛽. The growth rate for average automotive fuel demand per transaction decreased by 3 percentage points. ➡️
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Thanks to @TKopelman for having me on The Long Game Podcast. We dug into Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance pitched as “investments” & “tax-free retirement.” In reality, they’re costly insurance products ruining retirements and draining savings nationwide. 🎧.
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The seasonally adjusted "Total" Direct Debit failure rate increased by 3% in July 2025 compared with June. This was up 7% when compared with July 2024. The largest increases over this period were for:. 🔥Electricity and Gas (15%).💧Water (13%).🏋️♀️Fitness Facilities (10%)
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Consumer spending was up July 2025, in part because of recent price rises across utilities and fuels. There was an increase in:. • Direct Debit failure rates for water bills.• @RevolutApp card spending on utilities and on social activities such as entertainment and restaurants
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Commenting on today’s public sector finances figures for July 2025, ONS Deputy Director for Public Sector Finances Rob Doody said: (quote 1 of 2)
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Public sector net financial liabilities excluding public sector banks were 83.9% of GDP at the end of July 2025. This was 2.3 percentage points more than at the end of July 2024, but 12.2 percentage points less than for public sector net debt.
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Find out how we’re making improvements to the accuracy of our house price statistics, to improve the accuracy of new build estimates and bring our initial provisional estimates closer to our revised final figures. Read our latest blog post👇.
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This month, we are making improvements to the UK House Price Index (HPI), our official measure of average house prices, to improve the accuracy of new build estimates and bring our initial provisional
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Commenting on today’s house price data for June and rents data for July, ONS Head of Housing Market Indices Aimee North said:💬
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In the 12 months to June 2025, average house prices increased to:. • £291,000 (3.3%) in England.• £210,000 (2.6%) in Wales.• £192,000 (5.9%) in Scotland. The average house price for Northern Ireland was £185,000 in Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2025, up 5.5% from Quarter 2 2024.
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Average UK:. • house prices increased by 3.7%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 2.7% in the 12 months to May. • monthly private rents up by 5.9%, to £1,343, in the 12 months to July 2025, down from 6.7% in the 12 months to June. ➡️
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9,569 deaths were registered in England and Wales, week ending 8 August 2025:. • 10.8% lower than expected (1,155 fewer deaths).• 10.3% involved influenza or pneumonia (981 deaths).• 0.5% involved coronavirus (47 deaths). Dashboard ➡️
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Grant Fitzner went on to say: (Quote 2 of 2) 💬
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Commenting on today’s inflation figures for July, ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said: (Quote 1 of 2) 💬
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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to July 2025, up from 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025. Read the full article ➡️
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RT @ChrisHatton_ONS: Total UK domestic extraction (mass of raw materials extracted from the environment ) declined by around 44% from just….
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