UK housing prices continued to rise, and in February they climbed 0.1% but below expectations.
In the last 12 months housing prices in the country rose by 5.1%.

Data released in the UK today may indicate the first signs weaken the most important sector in the economy of the kingdom – the service sector.
The purchasing managers index of UK services sector reached 54.5 points in January, compared to 56.2 points in December.

U.K. public sector borrowing rose more-than-expected in the last quarter.
The national statistics office said that the U.K. public sector net borrowing rose to a seasonally adjusted 12.21B, from 4.32B in the preceding quarter whose figure was revised up from 4.30B.

The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low and noted that the pound’s recent appreciation may mean a slower pickup in inflation next year.