United Kingdom Economic Snapshot
Economic Forecast Summary (June 2022)
GDP is projected to increase by 3.6% in 2022, before stagnating in 2023. Inflation will keep rising and peak at over 10% at the end of 2022 due to continuing labour and supply shortages and high energy prices, before gradually declining to 4.7% by the end of 2023. Private consumption is expected to slow as rising prices erode households’ income. Public investment will weaken in 2022 as supply bottlenecks hamper the implementation of planned investment, but is set to rise again in 2023 as these effects subside. A tight labour market will help to keep unemployment low.
Reform Priorities (April 2021)
Going for Growth 2021 - United Kingdom
Vulnerable social groups have been particularly affected by the pandemic and poverty is set to increase as jobs are lost and self-employed see incomes dwindle, accentuating regional differences. The COVID-19 crisis has emphasized the need to re-train and up-skill the population, secure access to affordable housing by reducing bottlenecks to supply and to revive investment.
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2021 Structural Reform Priorities
- Education and skills: Boost funding for lifelong learning
- Infrastructure: Increase public investment, prioritising digital infrastructure and deprived regions
- Housing: Improve housing supply and competition in construction
- Labour market: Increase support for full-time good-quality childcare
- R&D and digitalisation: Ensure a balance between direct R&D support and tax incentives