Employers start contributing to furlough payments
The furlough scheme begins winding down.
Fuel and clothing prices push up inflation
Food prices fell over the same period.
ONS: Labour market is ‘stable but subdued’
The unemployment rate ‘has begun to stabilise’.
Exports to EU recover after January slump
Trade was driven by non-perishables in February.
UK unemployment rate drops to 5%
The ONS estimated 1.7 million people were unemployed in January this year.