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In this month's report there is again some disappointing data including GDP which fell for the second month in a row and inflation which hit an 18-month high.

This month there was yet again a mixed bag of trends across both the general economy and the residential market.

This month, there was yet again a mixed bag of trends across both the general economy and the residential market.

This month, economic data again presented a mixed view.

There have been some encouraging data indicators recently with strong monthly GDP growth in February and a further decline in inflation in March.

Recent UK data showed positive signs with strong monthly GDP growth in February and a further decline in inflation in March.

On 2 April US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency resulting from ‘foreign trade and economic practices’, and announced a global minimum reciprocal tariff on goods entering the US of 10% (tariffs are border taxes on goods, paid by the importer, and do not apply to services).