Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 10/08/26


Tuesday 11 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart 1.7%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 4.35% 4.35%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.845Bln EU
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.09Mln 4.05Mln

Wednesday 12 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.80% 2.8%
CPI Final Year on Year   2.9% 2.9%
CPI Final Month on Month   -1.0% -1.0%
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.4% 0.1%
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 3.5% 3.4%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   2.479Mln -0.500Mln

Thursday 13 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -18.660Bln GB -20.500Bln GB
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.5% 0.1%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% 0.4%
GDP Prelim Year on Year   0.9% 1.1%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 1.0% 0.2%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 0.1% -0.2%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -7.138Bln GB
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 2.3% 1.2%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -1.2% -0.8%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.2% 0.0%
PPI excl Food and Energy MM PPI excl Food and Energy MM Chart 0.2% 0.3%
PPI Final Demand Month on Month PPI Final Demand Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.2%
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 5.5% 4.9%

Friday 14 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.4% 2.4%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.6%
GDP Flash estimate Year on Year   1.0% 1.0%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -7.8Bln EU
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.2% 0.1%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   -0.2% 0.2%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.1%

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