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Understanding the impact of the coronavirus at a local level

Andrea Lacey
October 30, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, ONS

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During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ONS has been providing regular weekly insight into its impact on individuals and their households. To respond to the need for more information at a local level, as restrictions vary across different parts of Britain, we have significantly increased the sample size of our weekly Opinions and Lifestyle (OPN) survey. Andrea Lacey explains the changes we have made and what can be expected in the coming weeks.

Mental Health of Children and Young People in the Pandemic

Tim Vizard
October 22, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, NatCen, ONS, Wellbeing

Today, NHS Digital – in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics, NatCen Social Research, University of Cambridge and University…

A Wealth of Data: New Insight on Economic Inequality

Dominic Webber
October 22, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy, Office for National Statistics, ONS

Statistics on household finances have historically focused on either income, spending, or wealth. While each of these individual measures provides important…

How the COVID-19 Pandemic has accelerated the shift to online spending

Rhys Dalgleish
September 18, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the retail sector with many stores forced to close at the height of lockdown. During that time consumers switched their spending to online. As Rhys Dalgleish explains, since many shops have now reopened, the shift back to in store purchasing has begun but a far higher proportion remains online than before the crisis.

Measuring the UK housing market?

Chris Jenkins
September 16, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy, ONS

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House prices and the state of the property market are an abiding national obsession. How much is my place worth, are prices rising around here and can I afford to buy yet? The coronavirus pandemic has made the task of collecting data about the housing and rental markets more challenging, but the ONS and others have continued to produce figures. Here Chris Jenkins looks what they say about the state of the property market in pandemic so far.