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Forecasts for the UK economy: September 2015

A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in September 2015.

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Forecasts for the UK economy is a monthly comparison of independent forecasts.

Please note that Forecasts for the UK economy is a summary of published material reflecting the views of the forecasting organisations themselves and does not in any way provide new information on the Treasury’s own views. It contains only a selection of forecasters, which is subject to review.

No significance should be attached to the inclusion or exclusion of any particular forecasting organisation. HM Treasury accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of material published in this comparison.

This month’s edition contains medium term forecasts up to 2019.

The next edition will be released on 14 October 2015.

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This document was updated in October 2015 with minor amendments to tables 3 and 6.

Published 23 September 2015
Last updated 8 October 2015 + show all updates
  1. In Table 3 ITEM Club’s Claimant unemployment (Q4 millions) forecast has changed from 2.1 to 0.8 and thus the independent has changed from 0.8 to 0.7. In Table 6 ITEM Club’s Claimant unemployment (Q4 millions) forecast has changed from 2.0 to 0.7. In Table 6 the city average employment growth forecast has changed from 0.9 to 0.8.

  2. First published.