Here is economic calendar for the United Kingdom for August 2013, Examine indicators like PMI (Market UK PMI Manufacturing), employment (Jobless Claims Change), and GDP (GDP YoY). Most investors prefer to examine year-over-year (YoY) data versus month-over-month (MoM) because YoY is subject to less volatility and therefore representative of longer trends in the economy. Based on the majors indicators, how did the U.K economy perform overall?
