Economic Trends Vol 625 December 2005

IN BRIEF<BR>REGULAR ARTICLES<BR>Economic Update December 2005<BR>Forecasts for the UK Economy November 2005<BR>Corporate Service Price Indices Quarter 3 2005<BR>FEATURE ARTICLES<BR>Revisions to Quarterly GDP Growth and its Production (Output), Expenditure and Income Components<BR>Advertising Placement Corporate Services Price Index<BR>The Role of IT in Firm Productivity: Evidence from UK Micro Data<BR>IT Use by Firms and Employees<BR>TABLES<BR>Selected monthly indicators<BR>UK ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS<BR>National Accounts Aggregates<BR>Gross Domestic Product<BR>Income, Product and Spending per Head<BR>Households' disposable Income and Final Consumption Expenditure<BR>Gross Fixed Capital Formation<BR>Gross Value Added Chained Volume Indices<BR>Capital Accounts and Net Lending/Borrowing<BR>Private Non-Financial Corporations<BR>Balance of Payments<BR>Trade in Goods<BR>UK Competitiveness<BR>PRICES<BR>Labour Market<BR>Labour Market Activity<BR>Jobs and Claimant Count<BR>Unemployment Rates<BR>Average Earnings<BR>Productivity and Unit Wage Costs<BR>SELECTED OUTPUT AND DEMAND INDICATORS<BR>Output of Production Industries<BR>Engineering and Construction: Output and Orders<BR>Motor Vehicle and Steel Production<BR>Fixed Investment in Dwellings<BR>Property Transactions<BR>Inventories<BR>Retail Sales<BR>Inland Energy Consumption<BR>SELECTED FINANCIAL STATISTICS<BR>Sterling Exchange Rates and UK Reserves<BR>Monetary Aggregates and Changes in Money Stock<BR>Public Sector Receipts, Expenditure andKey Fiscal Indicators<BR>Consumer Credit<BR>Bank Lending to UK Residents<BR>Interest Rates, Security Prices and Yields<BR>Asset Prices