果冻影院

果冻影院's weekly roundup of keys statistics for the UK construction industry and the wider economy.

UK Economy

• Consumer Price Inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 3.6% in January. The decline was largely thanks to lower gas and electricity bills.
• In the three months to January 2012, seasonally adjusted estimates of international visits to the UK fell 1% versus the previous three months. Earnings from these visits to the UK fell 5% over the same period.
• Gross mortgage lending held steady in February and was an estimated 拢10.7 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is almost identical to January鈥檚 gross lending total of 拢10.65 billion and 14% higher than February last year.