Budget 2014: UK economic and financial statistics

Ahead of the chancellor's Budget speech, the BBC has looked at the UK economy with a range of statistics.

They include employment and manufacturing figures, house prices, inflation and predictions for growth, which the government has to consider as it outlines tax and spending plans for the next 12 months.

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