The UK economy has been affected by some unprecedented events in recent years, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic followed immediately by the huge rise in energy costs due to the war in the Ukr| National Statistical
Lifting the lid on our work to improve labour market statistics| blog.ons.gov.uk
The ONS’s new Director-General for Surveys and Economic and Social Statistics, James Benford, talks through work going on beyond the scenes to improve our statistics after a week with several major releases on the UK economy.| National Statistical
Monthly GDP, first introduced in 2018, is a closely followed statistic, showing changes in the size of the UK economy around 40 days after the end of a month. However, it has been questioned whether f| National Statistical
Today, the ONS has published updated statistics on suicides among higher education students using improved methods to provide more accurate information. In this blog David Mais summarises these changes and the steps we have taken to assure their quality.| National Statistical
Under new senior leadership the ONS is urgently focusing its resources on core economic statistics as part of a wider strategic recovery plan. In this post, incoming Director General for economic social and environmental statistics James Benford says the recent postponement and correction of the retail sales figures underlines the need for the Office to prioritise and put more resources behind work to improve economic statistics and to bring more transparency on how these plans are progressing.| National Statistical
Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – often makes the news, but behind the headlines are stories about industries, regions and communities. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar| National Statistical
This month, we are making improvements to the UK House Price Index (HPI), our official measure of average house prices, to improve the accuracy of new build estimates and bring our initial provisional estimates closer to our revised final figures.| National Statistical
Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – remains the leading internationally-recognised indicator of economic activity and growth. In common with other countries, the ONS updates metho| National Statistical
With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast Statistically Speaking unpacks what actually defines a “migrant”, and| National Statistical
More than just numbers: How ONS connects with users of population statistics| blog.ons.gov.uk
Without high-quality population statistics, making good decisions on resource allocation and proper planning for public services is almost impossible. But we know that producing statistics that are robust and reliable relies on us truly understanding the needs of people using them, and responding to those needs. Rich Pereira explains how we engage with our users to do this.| National Statistical
Migration is one of the most talked about issues in the UK today—and at the ONS, our job is to measure it. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar, taking place on Tuesday 22 July from 4pm to 5pm| National Statistical
Improved quarterly regional GDP figures to bring fresh insights| blog.ons.gov.uk
The ONS plans to reinstate its quarterly estimates of regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in an improved form. Instead of relying on survey data, these innovative statistics are based on the latest| National Statistical
The COVID-19 pandemic placed health and social care statistics into the headlines, encompassing a wide range of vital topics such as mortality, vaccine uptake, mental health and other health impacts.| National Statistical
Many economic forces are global, but some of the solutions to issues like competitiveness, productivity and inequality often begin on our doorsteps. Following the launch of ONS Local in spring 2023, B| National Statistical