INFLATION and unemployment have both fallen in the island, according to the latest official statistics.
The total registered unemployed stood at 1014 at the end of November, a fall of 51 and representing an unemployment rate of 2.3 per cent.
The annual inflation rate measured by the retail prices index was 2.9 per cent, down from 3.1 per cent in October.
The UK’s unemployment rate is currently 7.8 per cent.
RPI inflation there in October (the latest month for which official statisics exist) 3.2 per cent.
More details in the Isle of Man Examiner on Monday.