The response to the coronavirus pandemic has been driven by data. Never before have statistics been so crucial in informing decisions that affect us all. Here Pete Benton explains how the ONS will be maximising the value of the data collected from Census 2021 and how it aims to provide ever more timely statistics moving forwards.
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Here at the ONS we lead on reporting UK data for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Jo Evans leads our…
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There is continuing interest in the apparent disparities between the UK’s official statistics on trade and those produced by the European Union (EU), which have increased since the end of the Brexit transition period. The ONS is working hard to identify and resolve these issues. However, as Matt Hughes explains, a fundamental accounting difference appears to be the major factor.
Read more on In the balance: Identifying differences between UK and EU trade figures
As we have discussed before, the pandemic affected how we collected our surveys, and in some cases created bias in…
Read more on Carry that weight: Reducing the effects of COVID-19 on the Labour Force Survey
GDP, as an internationally accepted measure of the economy, is often criticised for missing much of what is important – how much work people do for free in their own homes and what impact the economy has on the environment. Richard Heys talks about plans to develop wider measures that go beyond GDP and what they tell us about our changing society and economy.
Read more on Getting the right tools – How we are creating wider estimates of GDP
