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Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
UK Considers Forcing Households to Fill Out Key Economic Surveys
UK officials are probing the legal and practical implications of forcing households to fill out key economic surveys after a collapse in responses left the Bank of England in the dark over jobs data crucial to its interest-rate decisions. The UK Statistics Authority is carrying out detailed work on whether Britain can feasibly shift to a mandatory labor market survey after a review recommended exploring the option last year, a spokesperson told Bloomberg News.


Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
UK Probes Feasibility of Forcing Public to Complete Labor Survey
UK officials are probing the legal and practical implications of forcing households to fill out key economic surveys after a collapse in responses left the Bank of England in the dark over jobs data crucial to its interest-rate decisions. The UK Statistics Authority is carrying out detailed work on whether Britain can feasibly shift to a mandatory labor market survey after a review recommended exploring the option last year, a spokesperson told Bloomberg News.