This article considers the impact of the developing financial crisis on retail sales values up to 2008. It also examines the divergence between the official estimates of retail activity and the British Retail Consortium retailing indicator. It focuses on the value measure of retail sales and...

This is the second of two articles on retailing activity in the current economic downturn. This article considers how the changing structure of the economy over the last decade has impacted on retail sales volumes. It compares the pattern of retail sales in the current recession to that observed...

SUMMARYThis article examines recent divergence between output and employment in the UK construction industry. It looks at the construction labour market and highlights how its flexibility (in relation to other industries) may have contributed to the observed divergence. It also looks at...

Describes current methods, based on staff numbers and other inputs, and sets out proposals for improvements to these measuresThis article describes current methods for measuring defence in the UK National Accounts, based on staff numbersand other inputs. It sets out proposals for improvements to...