Figures released this week are expected to show an increase in child poverty.
Although there are no hard statistics yet to show an increase in suicides related to the financial crisis, anecdotal reports are coming from around the globe.
Radio 2 was the only other network among the BBC's main stations to show an increase in listeners, up 0.4% quarter-on-quarter to 15.1 million.
They did not appear to be consistent with data collected in other settings, which appear to continue to show an increase, he said.
Jobless data for Europe, scheduled for release on Thursday, was expected to show an increase to 7.8percentt for November, from 7.7percentt in October.
The Chinese media reported that retail sales in May, scheduled to be announced Friday morning, are likely to show an increase of 15.2percentt.
That was up 89,500 from the previous October, making this the first year in the last four to show an increase.
GSK said seven trials had been completed since 2007 which had failed to show an increase in cardiovascular events linked with Avandia.
But Henry Tang, Hong Kong's financial secretary and third-ranking official, said Monday morning that he expected the figures to show an increase and herald a new direction for the territory's economy.
Britain's car industry has been another bright spot for the economy, with new car sales up 10.8% in 2013 and figures published on Thursday expected to show an increase in UK manufacturing last year.
In the next 2 1/2 years, there were only two times when the Guard's weekly reports to the Pentagon failed to show an increase in troop strength from the previous week.
