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Tag: UK
UK Debt 2012 October
A selection of Debt Statistics from www.creditaction.org.uk released in December 2012.
October 2012
- £5,934 average household debt (excluding mortgages) (Oct 2005 = £7,749)
- £53,912 average household debt (including mortgages) (Oct 2005 = £46,085)
- £111,592 estimated average outstanding mortgage for the
UK Unemployment Rate 7.8 per cent July-September 2012
UK Unemployment Rate 7.8 per cent July-September 2012
The Office for National Statistics Labour Market Statistics, November 2012 report is showing that the UK unemployment rate is now 7.8%, (of the economically active population), down from 8.0% for the previous … Read the rest
Money Transfers from United Kingdom
In conjunction with Currency Online, one of the world’s leading online foreign currency providers, we are now able to offer a convenient way to transfer funds internationally using their “24 hour online money transfer service”.
Currency Online offer excellent … Read the rest
UK Unemployment Rate 7.9 per cent June-August 2012
The Office for National Statistics Labour Market Statistics, October 2012 report is showing that the UK unemployment rate has now dropped to 7.9%, down by 0.2% from the same 2011 quarter. http://www.abcdiamond.co.uk/uk-unemployment-rate-8-1-per-cent-june-august-2011
June-August 2012
- 29.59 million employed people
- 2.53
UK Debt 2010 September
A selection of Debt Statistics from www.creditaction.org.uk released in September 2010.
July 2010
- £8,628 (a) average household debt (excluding mortgages) (Oct 2005 = £7,749)
- £57,789 (b) average household debt (including mortgages) (Oct 2005 = £46,085)
- £108,825 (c) average outstanding mortgage
UK National Minimum Wage 2012
The United Kingdom Minimum Wage Rates:
2012 from 1 October – £ 6.19 per hour (£ 235.22 per 38 hour week)
Hourly Minimum Rates
£ 6.19 Adult aged 21 and over
£ 4.98 18-20 year olds
£ 3.68 16-17 year … Read the rest
Aussies in UK
I know that there are many British in Australia, but I have never really looked into how many Aussies there are in Britain. (Britain or UK, I can never decide which to use).
The 2001 UK Census recorded … Read the rest
Is the Royal Family worth keeping ?
A question or two, that is often thought, probably by many people:
Is the Royal Family worth keeping?..
Are they worth the financial expense?..
A report in 2008 showed that the cost of the Monarchy to the tax payer is … Read the rest
Changes to the British Monarchy
Reforms to the British Monarchy now being implemented include:
The FIRST child of a current Monarch will now become King or Queen, this marks the end of the male primogeniture rule.
Any heir to the throne who marries a Roman … Read the rest