We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

Debate House Prices


In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non MoneySaving matters are no longer permitted. This includes wider debates about general house prices, the economy and politics. As a result, we have taken the decision to keep this board permanently closed, but it remains viewable for users who may find some useful information in it. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

When will we get growth again?

123457»

Comments

  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    OK, who has just gone and voted Q209 icon7.gif
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hmph, it's amazing what hindsight can do.

    When I went for q4, I seem to remember that I was amongst the most optomistic voters on the poll.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    tomterm8 wrote: »
    Hmph, it's amazing what hindsight can do.

    When I went for q4, I seem to remember that I was amongst the most optomistic voters on the poll.

    Yes only 16% voted 2009 and that included Martin.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,223 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 10 June 2009 at 11:27PM
    It was already there earlier this evening when I linked back to this thread from the one discussing the monthly growth numbers.
    StevieJ wrote: »
    OK, who has just gone and voted Q209 icon7.gif

    Of course I only linked back to quote my post 44 above predicting Q3 2009 ;)
    I think....
  • mbga9pgf
    mbga9pgf Posts: 3,224 Forumite
    Its not over till the fat lady sings... In other words, until the ONS publish the actual stats. Even if it is positive, its not going to be much more than 0.2%, if that.
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,223 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Of course this is what I said back in December:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1365319&highlight=nationwide+halifax

    Any banks out there looking for a new economic forecaster? Very reasonable rates...
    I think....
  • Treadmill
    Treadmill Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    I voted Q3 2009
  • Mobeer
    Mobeer Posts: 1,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Academoney Grad Photogenic
    Weak growth in 1st quarter 2010:
    People still go shopping at Christmas, sales running down stock and more production following this ... unfortunately Christmas is once once a year, so 2-3 quarters more stagnation to follow.
  • RDB
    RDB Posts: 872 Forumite
    Its been said before but the chart doesnt allow for the option of things not getting better until 2013.

    Thats my view, even then there are not many reasons why things will be looking up.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    RDB wrote: »
    Its been said before but the chart doesnt allow for the option of things not getting better until 2013.

    Thats my view, even then there are not many reasons why things will be looking up.

    The question was 'when will we next see economic growth' so you don't think we will see any growth until 2013 icon7.gif
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.4K Life & Family
  • 258.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.