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The sluggish performance continues – downward revision of growth forecasts
- UK GDP forecast revised downwards to 1.2% in 2011 and 1.8% in 2012
- Private consumption will contract by 0.4% in 2011, and manufacturing growth to slow down as foreign demand is decreasing
- No insolvency decrease in 2011 as expected earlier this year
- Default risk for UK listed companies increased again in August 2011
Insolvency trends: United Kingdom
(1-year trailing sum of insolvency counts based on quarterly data)
Source: Global Insight, The Insolvency Service.
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General Information
Population - 62 million
Main import sources (2010)
- Germany - 12.4%
- China - 8.4%
- USA - 7.6%
- The Netherlands - 7.3%
- France - 6.0%
Main export markets (2010)
- USA - 14.3%
- Germany - 10.5%
- The Netherlands - 8.0%
- France - 7.2%
- Ireland - 6.4%
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Date September 2011
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Reino Unido 
