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UK Publications

Below is a list of our UK Publications for the last 6 months. If you are looking for reports older than 6 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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Datanotes Weekly Monitor

22 January 2024 UK Monitor Households' real expenditure to rebound, after a limp end to 2023

  • Retail sales fell by 0.9% q/q in Q4, but spending on services fared better; total spending likely fell only slightly.
  • We judge households have finished re-accumulating the savings buffer they lost in 2022...
  • ...So brisk growth in real disposable income this year should filter through to spending; the MPC won't panic.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. RICS Residential Market Survey, December 2023

  • In one line: Consistent with a recovery in 2024. 

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UK Datanote: U.K. Official House Price Index, November

  • In one line: Further falls and additional downward revisions should mean a 5% peak-to-trough fall. 

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UK Datanote: U.K. Consumer Prices, December 2023

  • In one line: Slowing trend in the all-items index maintained, despite December’s rebound.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Labour Market Data, November/December 2023

  • In one line: The recent slowdown in wage growth looks real, but the MPC will remain anxious about the near-term outlook.

Samuel TombsUK

15 January 2024 UK Monitor GDP likely edged down in Q4, but the trend will improve this year

  • GDP is on course to drop marginally in Q4, despite the rebound in November...
  • ...The composite PMI picked up in December, but the retail, construction and health sectors all likely struggled.
  • A recovery, however, should take hold soon; we look for 0.7% year-over-year growth in GDP in 2024.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. International Trade, November 2023

  • In one line: Narrowing trend to re-emerge during the rest of Q4.

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UK Datanote: U.K. GDP, November 2023

  • In one line: The underlying trend still looks flat, but a genuine recovery will take hold this year.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Report on Jobs Survey, December 2023

  • In one line: Still supporting the case for rate cuts, but wage growth likely will remain stronger than it implies.

Samuel TombsUK

8 January 2024 UK Monitor Immigration Will Continue to Boost the Workforce Strongly, Despite Reforms

  • Net migration has jumped over the past two years, following a sharp drop in 2020 and 2021.
  • The government estimates that this year’s policy changes will reduce immigration by 25%...
  • ...But Skilled Worker visa numbers won’t fall by much, and total arrivals will spike in Q1, before the rules change.

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UK Datanote: U.K. S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing Survey, December 2023

  • In one line: Downturn in manufacturing output has further to run. 

UK

2 January 2024 UK Monitor Forecast Review: CPI Inflation to Fall to 2% During Q2, Spurring Rate Cuts

  • The economy flirted with recession in 2023, but green shoots emerged towards the end of the year.
  • A sharp fall in energy prices suggests CPI inflation will continue to fall quickly, probably touching 2% during Q2.
  • Markets' interest rate expectations, however, have fallen too far; we still think the MPC will wait until May.

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UK Datanote: U.K. Retail Sales, November

In one line: A gradual recovery should be sustained next year. 

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UK Datanote: U.K. National Accounts, Q3 2023

  • In one line: The trend in GDP was flat in 2023; expect a material improvement in 2024.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Public Finances, November 2023

  • In one line: The consolidation is progressing well enough for modest tax cuts in the Budget.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Consumer Prices, November 2023

  • In one line: Sharp decline in inflation not merely due to some of its noisy components.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. CBI Industrial Trends Survey, December

  • In one line: Manufacturing output likely has further to fall. 

UK

18 December 2023 UK Monitor The Economy is Finally Starting to Turn a Corner

  • The composite PMI rose in December to a six-month high; consumers’ confidence is near a two-year high.
  • This pick-up reflects rising real household disposable income, and possibly slowing savings replenishment.
  • The MPC, however, needn’t stay very restrictive; the job market is loosening, and inflation pressures are fading.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Flash PMIs, December 2023

  • In one line: Further recovery should ease recession fears.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. GfK Consumer's Confidence Survey, December

  • In one line: Recovery should gather momentum next year. 

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