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Autumn Statement 2011

29 November 2011 · Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborne

Autumn Statement 2011 was presented on 29 November 2011, when George Osborne was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The OBR published its November 2011 Economic and fiscal outlook the same day. It forecast GDP growth of 0.9% for 2011; the ONS now reports 0.9%, the same as the forecast. For CPI inflation in 2011 it forecast 4.5%, and the ONS now reports 4.5%. It put public sector net borrowing for 2011-12 at £127.0 billion (8.4% of GDP); the outturn now published is £122.1 billion (7.3% of GDP). Net debt at the end of 2011-12 was forecast at 67.5% of GDP, against 73.9% in the latest outturn. Compared with the previous OBR forecast (Budget 2011), the borrowing forecast for 2012-13 moved from £101.0 billion to £120.0 billion.

GDP growth (real, calendar year)

YearOBR forecast, November 2011ONS outturn
20110.9%0.9%
20120.7%1.5%
20132.1%1.7%
20142.7%3.2%
20153.0%2.1%
20163.0%2.2%

CPI inflation (calendar-year average)

YearOBR forecast, November 2011ONS outturn
20114.5%4.5%
20122.7%2.8%
20132.1%2.6%
20142.0%1.5%
20152.0%0.0%
20162.0%0.7%

Public sector net borrowing

Financial yearOBR forecast, November 2011Outturn (OBR databank)Forecast, per cent of GDPOutturn, per cent of GDP
2011-12£127.0 billion£122.1 billion8.4%7.3%
2012-13£120.0 billion£123.6 billion7.6%7.1%
2013-14£100.0 billion£102.4 billion6.0%5.7%
2014-15£79.0 billion£98.1 billion4.5%5.2%
2015-16£53.0 billion£80.1 billion2.9%4.1%
2016-17£24.0 billion£57.1 billion1.2%2.8%

Public sector net debt (per cent of GDP)

Financial yearOBR forecast, November 2011Outturn (OBR databank)
2011-1267.5%73.9%
2012-1373.3%77.2%
2013-1476.6%78.8%
2014-1578.0%81.1%
2015-1677.7%80.6%
2016-1775.8%82.7%

Other OBR forecasts at Autumn Statement 2011

Calendar year201120122013
ILO unemployment rate8.1%8.7%8.6%
RPI inflation5.2%3.3%2.9%
Average earnings growth0.9%2.0%3.1%
House price growth-0.9%-0.2%1.9%
Real household disposable income growth-2.3%-0.3%0.9%
Financial year2011-122012-132013-14
Public sector current receipts£575.5 billion£594.4 billion£623.6 billion
Total managed expenditure£702.6 billion£714.5 billion£723.1 billion
Central government gross debt interest£47.6 billion£47.1 billion£50.5 billion

OBR forecasts as recorded in its historical official forecasts database. Each linked figure's forecast page sets every forecast beside the outturn.

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Sources

Forecasts from the OBR's historical official forecasts database; outturns from the ONS and the OBR public finances databank. How the forecasts and outturns are compared, and every data file read.