Our consumer inflation statistics are closely watched, not only because they tell us how price rises are affecting people, but also because they are a crucial piece of information, used by the Bank of England when setting Interest rates. Chris Jenkins talks about the complex adjustments we make to ensure the index shows only real, underlying changes in prices.
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Health data is a key part of the ONS’ work and an important part of this is our use of NHS data, which allows us to build an increasingly insightful understanding of the nation’s health. As the NHS marks its 75th anniversary, Jonny Tinsley looks at this long-standing relationship of NHS data linkage and discusses future work in this crucial area.
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Since we introduced the country and regional public sector finances data in 2017, further opportunities have emerged to use alternative data sources to make these statistics more timely. Moreover, data sources and production techniques can help increase the granularity of geographical breakdowns. In this post we look at some improvements we’re working on.
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The Office for National Statistics has been working at pace to produce more timely and reliable population estimates. By using multiple data sources to reduce reliance on a 10-yearly census, we are proposing a new system which would be responsive to change and provide decision makers with the evidence to put the right services in the right places.
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Population and migration statistics underpin decisions and policies right across our society and economy, at national and local levels, as…
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