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Shopping may never be the same again

Josh Martin
June 29, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy, ONS

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed many elements of our everyday lives, including how we shop. The introduction of movement restrictions meant the closure of most physical shops, so many consumers have been doing their shopping from home instead. In May 2020, over a third of retail spending was online – the highest ever share. In this blog Josh Martin takes a closer look at the online retail sales data to understand this trend.

How has lockdown affected people of different ages?

Liz McKeown
June 22, 2020

Categories: ONS

Whilst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting everyone, the ways in which our lives are impacted are different depending on our own health, and the family and communities we belong to. New analyses show the way in which different age groups are impacted by the virus.

Ethnicity, Disability, Religion: Which groups are at most risk of death involving COVID-19?

Ben Humberstone
June 19, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Office for National Statistics, ONS

As the coronavirus pandemic develops, it is crucial the ONS updates its mortality analysis to ensure the best evidence is…

How Has Lockdown Affected Our Well-being?

Hugh Stickland
June 15, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus

Today we release new analysis that, for the first time, shines a light on how the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected some of the most vulnerable members of society. This pioneering work also adds to ONS insight on how the lockdown has affected the mental health and personal well-being of people from all corners of society

Understanding the impact on jobs and pay – how the ONS is now measuring the Labour market

Jonathan Athow
June 15, 2020

Categories: Business, Coronavirus, Data, Economy

Tomorrow the ONS will release its latest set of labour market data showing how, and to what extent, the coronavirus pandemic has hit employment and wages. In this post Jonathan Athow compares the strengths and weaknesses of the main data sources we use to produce the figures, including the advantages of new ‘real time’ PAYE data – and the limitations of the claimant count figures.