U.K’s claimant count unexpectedly low in March…
According to Office for National Statistics in U.K. number of British filled applications for unemployment benefit dropped more than estimated.
The claimant count index reached seasonally adjusted 3 600, instead of 6 600 expected.
February’s reading was revised today to 4 500.
The good claimant count data was followed by less than expected jobless rate decrease from 8.4% to 8.3%.
The U.S. dollar remained lower against British pound and couple was traded at 1.5979 after data release.