It is an exciting time in the world of inflation statistics, with several important developments due to be implemented in the coming months. Mike Hardie explains what’s changing and what it will tell us about changing prices.
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As well as measuring changes to our society and economy, the Office for National Statistics has also been radically improving its measurement of what the natural world provides to us as part of its Beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) agenda. Today we published improved estimates of our UK Natural Capital Accounts. Tristan Pett and Harry Davies write about how these figures are put together and what they show about our changing environment.
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Net migration to the UK has been running at record levels. Driven by a rise in people coming for work, increasing numbers of students and world events, the patterns of migration have changed with more arrivals from outside of the EU than in the previous decade. Emma Rourke explains how the ONS is interpreting these behavioural changes, how they feed into the latest data and the implications for other population statistics.
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Many economic forces are global, but some of the solutions to issues like competitiveness, productivity and inequality often begin on…
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The ONS led the way informing the UK response to the Coronavirus pandemic, but looking beyond our shores, how well…
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