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UK Publications

Below is a list of our UK Publications for the last 6 months. If you are looking for reports older than 6 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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UK Datanote: Retail Sales, January 2025

  • In one line:Retail sales recover from pre-Budget worries, more gains lie ahead as wages rise solidly.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Public Finances, January 2025

  • In one line:Fiscal pressures pile on the Chancellor as revenues undershoot in January; it will only get worse from here.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Flash PMIs, February 2025

  • In one line: Growth is weak but has bottomed while price pressures remain stubborn.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK GfK Consumers' Confidence Survey, February 2025

  • In one line: Strong wage growth and falling interest rates will keep supporting consumers’ confidence.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. CBI Industrial Trends Survey, February

  • In one line: Manufacturing orders tick up and price pressures fall in February, but the sector remains weak.

Elliott Laidman Doak (Senior UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Consumer Prices, January 2025

  • In one line: Softer than feared services offset by global price pressures, further inflation acceleration lies ahead.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Official House Price Index, December

  • In one line: Seasonally adjusted house prices rise in December to cap a strong year, but house-price inflation will be even stronger in 2025.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

21 February 2025 UK Monitor Increased NICs will be manageable for firms and consumers

  • Firms are adjusting to payroll-tax hikes across several dimensions, rather than just slashing employment.
  • More firms say they will raise prices than cut employment in response to increased NICs.
  • Accordingly, we think the weakest surveys of job growth are exaggerating the employment slowdown.

Elliott Laidman Doak (Senior UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Labour Market Data, December / January 2025

  • In one line: The jobs market holds up better than expected, generating strong wage growth that will keep the MPC cautious.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

20 February 2025 UK Monitor The MPC can take little comfort from inflation heading to 3.7%

  • Inflation surged as airfares unwound erratic weakness, school fees rose and food prices jumped.
  • Rising core goods inflation is offsetting weaker-than-expected services inflation.
  • The MPC will have to be careful as inflation heads to 3.7% in September; 4% is not out of the question.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

19 February 2025 UK Monitor Job market holding up better than feared, generating too strong pay

  • Labour market data indicate little sign of a sharp job downturn, with payrolls stalling rather than collapsing.
  • Vacancies stabilised in January, and jobless claims have dropped since the Budget.
  • Pay growth is running at about twice the rate needed to return inflation sustainably to target.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

18 February 2025 UK Monitor Market participants survey shows upside inflation skew and high R*

  • We expect slower, and fewer, rate cuts than the median market participant.
  • We expect higher CPI inflation than the consensus and assume a higher neutral interest rate.
  • An upside skew to markets’ inflation forecasts likely drives elevated nominal estimates of neutral.

Elliott Laidman Doak (Senior UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK MPC Decision and Minutes, February 2025

  • In one line: Focus on the hawkish inflation forecasts, rather than the dovish vote. 

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: Bank of England Decision Maker Panel, January 2025

  • In one line:  Employment stagnates but disinflation is over.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

17 February 2025 UK Monitor Week in review: the economy is in better shape than feared

  • The economy is in better shape than feared, after a consensus-busting 0.4% GDP gain in December.
  • The next OBR forecast will be based on lower gilt yields, giving Ms. Reeves back some headroom.
  • We expect payrolls to be revised up, strong wage growth, and CPI inflation to jump to 2.8%.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. BRC Retail Sales Monitor, January 2025

  • In one line: The BRC kickstarts the year with strong growth, we expect it to continue.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK International Trade, December 2024

  • In one line: The trade deficit will be held back by high energy prices and President Trump’s tariff threats in 2025.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK RICS Residential Market Survey, January 2025

  • In one line: Looming end of stamp duty relief causes volatility, longer-term house price outlook still looks solid.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK GDP December 2024

  • In one line:Better-than-expected growth should reduce recession worries and suggests the PMI is exaggerating economic weakness.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

20 May 2024 UK Monitor Strong net trade in Q1 does not make GDP growth unsustainable

  • We are unconcerned by the strong net trade contribution to Q1 GDP growth.
  • Trade figures will be revised materially, and the Q1 contribution was offset by volatile stock-building.
  • Export volumes rose 1.3% quarter-to-quarter in Q1, excluding precious metals, erratics and oil.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

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