UK Forecasts: March/April Labour Market Data; March Trade

LONDON (MNI) – Below is a poll of analysts’ forecasts for the
March/April labour market data, due out on Wednesday, May 12, and the
March trade data, due out on Thursday, May 13, all at 0830 GMT.

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! ! ! March ! March ! March !
! Apr !March ! Avg Weekly ! Global ! Total !
! Claimant!ILO ! Earnings ! Goods ! Trade !
! Count !Jobless! 3m y/y ! Deficit ! Deficit !
! 000s ! % ! % ! Stg bln ! Stg bln !
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Median forecast -20.0 8.0 2.2 6.5 2.6
High forecast -10.0 8.1 3.0 7.0 3.5
Low forecast -30.0 7.9 1.9 6.0 2.0
Previous period -32.9 8.0 2.3 6.2 2.1
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Number responses 15 9 13 9 8
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Action Economics -10.0 8.0 2.0 6.1 n/a

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