Economic and Property Outlook
Jones Lang LaSalle Summer Market Briefing
Grant Fitzner
Birmingham, 7 June 2011
2
Overview
• Output stagnates
• Inflation alarms
• Bank of England holds fire
• Fiscal consolidation under attack
• Rebalancing is the key…
• …but is it happening?
The UK Economy
4
UK recovery weaker than expected…
Source: National Statistics, May 2011
-3.0%
-2.0%
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
UK GDP q-o-q, %
5
…higher taxes and public spending cuts don’t help
Source: Comprehensive Spending Review, October 2010
-60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
Communities
Local Government
Justice
Home Office
Transport
Defence
Health
International Development
Total
Cummulative real growth %, 2010/11-2014/15
Cuts in Current Spending by Department
6
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Consumer Spending Retail Sales
Rebalancing away from consumer demand is key…
Source: Oxford Economics
Forecast
7
…but progress is slow so far
Source: National Statistics
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
2003-08 2008-09 2010-
Consumer and government spending
Investment and net exports
GDP
%qoq
Contribution to quarterly GDP growth
8
Slowly improving job outlook…
Source: Oxford Economics
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
-1%
1%
3%
5%
7%
9%
11%
Total Employment (LHS) ILO Unemployment Rate (RHS)
Forecast
9
0.8
0.1
2.2
4.3
3.1 2.9
3.3
3.6 3.5
3.9
2.5
2.1
2.8 3.0
2.2
2.8 2.7
-0.1
-4.9
1.3
1.8
2.5
3.0 3.0 2.8
-1.4
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Real GDP, YoY%
Forecast
…as unspectacular upturn continues
Source: Oxford Economics
10
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9% 1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Inflation consistently above target…
Source: National Statistics
2% Target
11
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Consumer Price Index Base Rates
Forecasts
…but should ease next year, as rates move higher
Source: Oxford Economics
How is Birmingham faring?
13
GDP Growth: UK vs Birmingham
Source: National Statistics, Oxford Economics
-8%
-7%
-6%
-5%
-4%
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
UK
West Midlands
Birmingham
Sources: National Statistics, Oxford Economics
Gross Value Added % p.a.
Forecast
14
Employment slowly recovering
Source: National Statistics, Oxford Economics
-7%
-6%
-5%
-4%
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
UK
West Midlands
Birmingham
Workforce jobs growth (% pa) Forecas
Property outlook
16
UK yields stabilising
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Equivalent Yield % Retail Industrial Offices
Forecast
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle, IPD
17
Modest rental growth expected
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
YoY%
Retail Industrial Offices
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle, IPD
Forecast
18
Total returns to moderate
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
% Retail Industrial Offices
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle, IPD
Forecast
1919
Birmingham - Offices
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
YoY%
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
%Prime Office Rental Growth (LHS) Prime Office Yield (RHS)
Forecasts
20
-25.0
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
YoY%
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
%Prime Unit Shops Rental Growth (LHS) Prime Unit Shops Yield (RHS)
20
Birmingham – Unit Shops
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle
Forecasts
21
-4.0
-2.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
YoY%
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
%Prime Logistics Rental Growth (LHS) Prime Logistics Yield (RHS)
21
Birmingham – Logistics
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle
Forecasts

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