Encouraging employment figures show unemployment has fallen. The ONS figures also reveal there are more people in work than ever before, more people in private sector employment than ever before and a record number of women in work (ONS, Labour Market Statistics, 11 September 2013, link).
Car sales up 10.9 per cent this year. Sales rose by an annual 10.9 per cent in August, the 18th consecutive month of growth (Reuters, 5 September 2013, link).
Manufacturing surges to three year high – with the recovery boosted by investment. An industry survey showed that output and orders rebounded strongly to balances last seen in 2010 with investment intentions rising to a six year high (EEF Press Release, 2 September 2013, link; The Guardian, link).