Expectations ahead of Tuesday's publication of the first official estimate of UK GDP suggest the economy slowed from 0.7% in the third quarter, down to 0.6% in the final three months of 2014. The first estimate is based on less than 50% of all the data available and the calculations include only figures from the output side of total growth, so we might see some further revisions in the following two estimates once all the data are included. According to the official figures available so far, the overall industrial production remained volatile in October and November due to temporary closures of some oil and gas rigs ... (full story)