Thread: You know you want to vote for New Labour... (4)

See look. It really isn't as bad as those Tory's want you to believe...

(Data needing closer inspection, perhaps, recoloured)

GDP Growth : Economy grows by 0.3% in Q4 2009.

Gross domestic product increased by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009. This has been revised from a rise of 0.1 per cent in the preliminary estimate of GDP, owing to upward revisions to services and production. GDP is 3.3 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Output of the production industries rose by 0.4 per cent compared with a fall of 1.0 per cent in the previous quarter, with manufacturing output growing by 0.8 per cent compared with a fall of 0.3 per cent in the previous quarter.

Construction output fell by 1.0 per cent over the quarter.

Output in the service industries rose by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, up from a fall of 0.3 per cent in the previous quarter. Growth was stronger for distribution, transport and business services.

Household expenditure increased by 0.4 per cent and is now 1.9 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Government final consumption expenditure rose by 1.2 per cent and is now 2.0 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Gross fixed capital formation fell by 3.1 per cent and is now 14.2 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Inventories continued to decline, down £2.8 billion on the quarter.

The trade deficit in real terms rose from £7.7 billion in the previous quarter to £8.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. Exports of goods and services rose 3.7 per cent while imports rose 4.1 per cent.

The GDP expenditure deflator rose by 1.5 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, up from 1.8 per cent in the previous quarter.

Compensation of employees at current prices rose by 0.3 per cent and is now 0.3 per cent below the level seen a year ago.

Total gross operating surplus of corporations rose by 4.0 per cent and is now 5.9 per cent lower than a year ago.

Originally Posted by whitecity

See look. It really isn't as bad as those Tory's want you to believe...

(Data needing closer inspection, perhaps, recoloured)

GDP Growth : Economy grows by 0.3% in Q4 2009.

Gross domestic product increased by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009. This has been revised from a rise of 0.1 per cent in the preliminary estimate of GDP, owing to upward revisions to services and production. GDP is 3.3 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Output of the production industries rose by 0.4 per cent compared with a fall of 1.0 per cent in the previous quarter, with manufacturing output growing by 0.8 per cent compared with a fall of 0.3 per cent in the previous quarter.

Construction output fell by 1.0 per cent over the quarter.

Output in the service industries rose by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, up from a fall of 0.3 per cent in the previous quarter. Growth was stronger for distribution, transport and business services.

Household expenditure increased by 0.4 per cent and is now 1.9 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Government final consumption expenditure rose by 1.2 per cent and is now 2.0 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Gross fixed capital formation fell by 3.1 per cent and is now 14.2 per cent lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.

Inventories continued to decline, down £2.8 billion on the quarter.

The trade deficit in real terms rose from £7.7 billion in the previous quarter to £8.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. Exports of goods and services rose 3.7 per cent while imports rose 4.1 per cent.

The GDP expenditure deflator rose by 1.5 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, up from 1.8 per cent in the previous quarter.

Compensation of employees at current prices rose by 0.3 per cent and is now 0.3 per cent below the level seen a year ago.

Total gross operating surplus of corporations rose by 4.0 per cent and is now 5.9 per cent lower than a year ago.

Brown & his crew of corrupt, incompetent can all F... OFF!
They couldnt run a charity stall without going bancrupt!!