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August 2007 Dividend raised by biggest amount since HBOS was created, as half-year profits rise by 13% to nearly £3bn.

The Commerce Department said construction spending fell in April by the biggest amount in five years, dragged down by declines in housing, commercial construction and spending on government projects.

New order growth slumped by the biggest amount in 33 years, pushing the overall index to an eight month low.

It's official: UK car sales have fallen by the biggest amount since the days of the financial crisis.

The Office for National Statistics said the number of people claiming jobless benefit leapt by the biggest amount since March 1991, rising 75,700 in November to 1.07 million.

There were stronger figures on Friday on lending to consumers, which jumped in March by its biggest amount since before the financial crisis.

In other reports, private sector payrolls in November rose by the biggest amount since November 2007, while manufacturing data showed that growth was intact.

Shortly before the US Department of Energy reported the most recent carbon dioxide emissions figures, which "jumped by the biggest amount on record" to a level higher than the worst-case scenario anticipated by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Gordon Brown was given a helping hand in the run-up to the general election today after it was revealed that the number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell by the biggest amount since Labour came to power 13 years ago.

In a further sign of economic stagnation, the Commerce Department reported today that inventories held by manufacturers and distributors fell by three-tenths of 1percentt in May and that total business sales fell by the biggest amount in 11 years.

In February, on the other hand, inflation as measured by both the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index fell - the latter by the biggest amount since 1953.