Welsh Index of Market Services Quarter 3, 2008

Statistics on the Welsh Index of Market Services include data Wales for the period up to the end of quarter 3 2008.  The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 12 November 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The Welsh Index of Market Services for the latest four quarters fell by 0.4 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 2.2 per cent over the same period.
• The Welsh Index of Distribution for the latest four quarters fell by 2.0 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 1.2 per cent over the same period.
• The Welsh Index of Finance for the latest four quarters rose by 4.3 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 6.7 per cent over the same period.
• The Welsh Index of Business Services for the latest four quarters fell by 0.9 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 2.9 per cent over the same period.

Further information can be found at the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5069
E-mail: economic.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

May 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)