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| Monthly Market trends | ||
| Latest | Year ago | |
| Base rate | 4.00% | 5.25% |
| Three-month LIBOR1 | 4.15% | 5.19% |
| Housing starts2 | 174,500 | 182,100 |
| Housing completions3 | 161,900 | 171,500 |
| Unemployment4 | 5.20% | 5.00% |
| GDP5 | 1.10% | 2.30% |
| Wage inflation6 | 3.30% | 5.00% |
| RPI (excludes mortgage payments)7 | 1.80% | 2.40% |
| 1 Financial Times, 4 July | ||
| 2 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, year between April and March | ||
| 3 ODPM, year between April and March | ||
| 4 HM Treasury | ||
| 5 HM Treasury | ||
| 6 HM Treasury | ||
| 7 HM Treasury | ||