The typical/expected impact on GBP pairs is high.
The consensus forecast for Claimant Count Change is 21.4K. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for xxx/GBP pairs and bearish for GBP/xxx pairs.
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for GBP/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/GBP pairs.
The most recent announced value for Claimant Count Change was 24.7K against a forecast of 25.8K.
Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Claimant Count Change result:
| Previous | Latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Domestic Product (MoM) | Bullish change | 0.1% | 0.5% | ||
| Industrial Production (MoM) | Bullish change | -0.1% | 0.5% | ||
| Manufacturing Production (MoM) | Bearish change | 0.2% | -0.1% | ||
| BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) | Bullish change | 0.7% | 3.1% |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Currency: | GBP |
| Source: | Office for National Statistics |
| Category: | Labor Market |
| Frequency: | Monthly |