Friday, 24th February 2012

UK: Business Investment Q4 2011 provisional results

Source: Office for National Statistics (UK)

Key Findings:

Business investment in seasonally adjusted terms fell by £1.7 billion to £28.7 billion (-5.6 per cent) when compared with the previous quarter.

Business investment decreased by £0.6 billion (-2.0 per cent) when compared with the fourth quarter of 2010.

Total manufacturing investment fell by £0.1 billion to £3.5 billion (-2.4 per cent) when compared with the previous quarter.

Total non-manufacturing investment decreased by £1.6 billion to £25.2 billion (-6.0 per cent) when compared with the previous quarter.

Compared with the fourth quarter of 2010, total manufacturing investment rose by £0.4 billion (11.3 per cent); total non-manufacturing investment fell by £0.9 billion (-3.5 per cent).

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• Business and economics (DocuTicker)
• Europe (DocuTicker)
• Industries (DocuTicker)
• Investments (DocuTicker)
• United Kingdom (DocuTicker)

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• Office for National Statistics (UK)

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