Market Statistics

• The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to September 2018 (ONS)
• The Consumer Price Index) stands at 2.4% inflation.
• Consumer credit increased by 8.1% according to UK Finance, whilst outstanding levels of credit card borrowing grew by 8.9%.
• In Q2 2018, households in the UK spent £4 per day on utility bills
• The number of people unemployed fell by 118 per day in the year to September 2018.
• Borrowers paid £141 million a day in interest in September 2018.

• Citizens Advice Bureau in England and Wales dealt with 2,683 new debt problems every day during October 2018.
• The average total debt per adult in the UK was £30,819 in September.

  Figures from The Money Charity