The Really Real Economy... or where all the charts and stuff go

Net migration into the UK fell to 153,000 in the year ended Sep ‘12 - the lowest level since a decade ago. Figs from the ONS

ONS leaves initial estimate of Q1 UK economic growth unchanged at 0.3%. Here’s how it compares internationally

Here is CPI inflation vs clothing & footwear prices over the past two decades

Education prices vs overall CPI inflation over the past two decades. Figures all from the latest inflation release.

If you were after one chart showing you Britain’s austerity plan, this, from today’s BoE Inflation Report, is really very handy. By the end of this year, almost all the tax rises have kicked in. the spending cuts will kick in in the following four years. Here’s the full report.

Here’s the Bank of England’s fan chart forecast for inflation over the coming years

Since 2005 Britain has fallen from 5th to 12th in the OECD’s ranking of countries by household disposable income. Bigger fall than anyone else in the top 10. Source: ONS

Britain’s mortality rate has kept falling even though healthcare spending growth has flattened. Chart from the ERC

On a per capita basis UK GDP is still more than 6% below peak. Horrifying chart from ONS - h/t @philaldrick

Hurrah! Mortgage approvals rise to 53.5k (no of mortgages approved) in March. Boo! they’re still less than half of the pre-crisis level