The latest episode of the Statistically Speaking podcast reveals how the ONS is now measuring UK consumer price inflation with data gathered from supermarket checkouts. Our guests explain why it’s a step change in the production of this vital economic indicator that broadens our understanding of the real cost of the living.
Ensuring children’s voices are represented in our statistics is essential for building a better understanding of their lives and the risks they face. The Children’s Crime Survey for England and Wales has moved online following falling response rates to the previous face-to-face survey. Caroline Youell explains how redesigning the survey and moving it online has improved participation and provided better insight into young people’s experiences and perceptions of safety both online and in their daily life.
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Secure technology and data products are the foundations upon which the ONS delivers modern statistics. One month into his new role as Director General, Luke Ashton gives his early thoughts on how his Group – ONS Digital – will support the organisation through its ongoing recovery and transformation.
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Every year the ONS improves its estimate of the size of and growth in the UK economy – known as…
Read more on How the ONS is improving its measure of GDP
Today we have provided the latest evidence on progress towards using the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS) for headline labour…
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GDP revisions are often reported, but how much do users understand why revisions are a necessary part of the evolution of the GDP dataset? Andrew Walton and Sumit Dey-Chowdhury explain the compilation process, recent GDP revisions performance, the different reasons for revisions and how ONS are making improvements to the measurement of GDP.
Read more on Managing the trade-off between timeliness and accuracy in producing our best estimates of GDP
