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Scotland's unemployment rate fell slightly from January to March 2021, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2021 as the winter coronavirus lockdown restrictions took hold.

On a monthly basis, UK house prices in April were 1.4% higher than in March, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

The UK is set to experience the strongest economic growth since the Second World War this year, with a faster-than-expected recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bank of England. The bank has hiked its estimate for UK GDP growth to 7.25% in 2021, up from February’s forecast

Consumer price inflation rose to 0.7% in March from a three-month low of 0.4% in February, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Scotland's unemployment rate remained at 4.4% from December 2020 to February 2021, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

UK productivity – measured in terms of output per hour – fell in Q4 2020 after bouncing back in Q3 from declines in Q2 and Q1, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

UK house prices have risen 1.1% month-on-month in March, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

The UK's GDP grew 1.3% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A plunge in credit card spending in February contributed to the biggest fall in consumer borrowing in 27 years, according to figures published by the Bank of England (BoE). With British consumers paying back more than they borrowed, consumer borrowing dropped by 9.9% annually, marking the biggest co

Retail sales volumes in the UK rose 2.1% month-on-month in February after a significant decline of 8.2% in January, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Consumer price inflation unexpectedly dipped to a three-month low of 0.4% in February from 0.7% in January, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Bank of England (BoE) has held interest rates at a record low of 0.1%.  The bank met expectations at the March Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, with unanimous 9-0 votes both to keep interest rates at 0.10% and the stock of asset purchases at £895 billion.

The UK economy was less affected by lockdown in January than some had forecast, with GDP contracting 2.9% month-on-month in January, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

House prices in the UK rose 0.7% month-on-month in February, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.