Annual CPI inflation rose to 3.1% in August, up from 2.9% in July.
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The S&P Global UK Composite PMI came in at 52.0 in September, revised higher from the preliminary estimate of 51.7 but down from 52.5 in August, marking a three-month low.
The UK unemployment rate rose to 4.9% in the three months to July, up from 4.8% in the three months to June, while annual regular pay growth slowed to 5.7% from 5.9%.
UK GDP grew by 0.1% in August, following growth of 0.4% in July.
The GfK Consumer Confidence Index improved to -13 in September, up from -14 in August, its strongest reading since January 2022.
The European Commission's Consumer Confidence Indicator fell to -16.5 in September, down from -15.5 in August, reflecting weaker household sentiment.
Consumer confidence
The ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator for the euro area fell to 25.8 in September, down from 31.4 in August, indicating a moderation in expectations for the economic outlook.
Economic sentiment
The S&P Global Eurozone Composite PMI rose to 53.1 in September, up from 52.0 in August, signalling a strengthening expansion in business activity.
PMIs
According to estimates released during September, euro area year-on-year GDP growth rose to 1.2% in Q2, up from 0.6% in Q1.
GDP
The annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) inflation rate rose to 3.2% in August, up from 2.9% in July.
Inflation
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 48.1 in September, down from August's final reading of 51.7.
Consumer sentiment
According to estimates released during September, annualised US GDP growth was 2.2% in Q2, up from 1.5% in the previous estimate.
GDP growth
The US unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in August, unchanged from the previous month.
Unemployment
Year-on-year average hourly earnings rose by 3.0% in August, down from 3.2% in July.
Earnings
The annual Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation rate, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, was 3.4% in August, unchanged from July.
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