A better retailing climate

A Better Retailing Climate was launched in April 2008 setting out the retail sector’s collective environmental ambitions
The 2012 report has has just been released on the British Retaiil Consortium site

Rise in UK’s Consumer Confidence – January 2011

Overall index score this month has increased four points to -29, the same level as January 2011
All five measures saw increases this month

The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.4% in December 2011, unchanged compared with November. It was 10.0% in December 2010
The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.9% in December 2011, unchanged compared with November. It was 9.5% in December 2010

In the third quarter of 2011, the gross saving rate of households was 10.9% in the EU27, compared with 11.7% in the second quarter of 2011
In the euro area, the household saving rate was 13.3% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with 13.7% in the previous quarter
In the euro area, household disposable income fell by 0.4% in real terms, after a decrease of 0.1% in the previous quarter
Real income fell in the euro area due to a decrease in nominal income (-0.1%) while prices rose (+0.4%)

In the euro area, the investment rate was 21.1% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with 20.8% in the previous quarter
In the third quarter of 2011, the gross investment rate of non-financial corporations was 20.5% in the EU27, compared with 20.3% in the second quarter of 2011

GDP fell by 0.2 per cent between the third and fourth quarters of 2011
In the full year 2011, the economy grew by 0.9 per cent, less than half the 2.1 per cent growth seen in 2010

If the OBR economic growth and ONS population growth forecasts are correct, GDP per capita is not set to return to its 2007 level of £23,744 per person until 2016, says the TUC.

Value of retail sales in December 2011 showed an increase of 6.2 per cent compared with December 2010
Sales volumes in December 2011 increased by 2.6 per cent compared to December 2010 and prices in store were estimated to have increased by 2.4 per cent.
Value of retail sales in December 2011 showed an increase of 0.8% compared with the previous month
Sales volumes in December 2011 increased by 0.6% compared with the previous month