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…
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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.
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Population estimates are widely used and highly valued. They inform important government decisions and policies at national and local levels, and provide the denominator for key statistics, including economic indicators such as GDP per head. Here, Mary Gregory explains how and why the ONS is working to give users clearer, better information about the population in their area.
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