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“We are not the user”: How consultation and continuous improvement drive the ONS website

Andy Dudfield
March 26, 2019

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS

Creating the best website for every user to easily find what they’re looking for is a challenge for statistical agencies worldwide. From expert analysts looking for obscure datasets to casual visitors seeking quick facts on topical subjects, the ONS website must cater for some wildly different user needs. But as Andy Dudfield explains, those needs continue to shape the site’s evolution.

Basket of Goods 2019 – measuring inflation and tracking changing consumer trends

Phil Gooding
March 11, 2019

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

It’s that time of year when the ONS updates its famous ‘Basket of Goods and Services’. This time around there’s some notable additions and removals, which once again help to underline changing consumer purchasing behaviour.

Beware the Ides of March? ONS data reveals which month we are really most likely to die in.

Sarah Caul
March 7, 2019

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Population, Public Policy

A spate of news stories has claimed that March is one of the ‘deadliest’ months with more deaths occurring over the past five years than in most other months. But as Sarah Caul explains, those numbers don’t quite add up.

Revealing income inequalities: New data sources shed new light on key policy challenge.

Richard Tonkin
February 26, 2019

Categories: Data, Economy, ONS, Population

High levels of income inequality have been associated with lower economic growth, poor social cohesion and limited social mobility. But the most effective policy responses need to be informed by the best data. Here Richard Tonkin discusses how the ONS is upgrading its household income statistics to make them more accurate, relevant and accessible than ever before.

Transforming how we report employment – why four is better than one

David Freeman
February 21, 2019

Categories: Data, Economy, ONS

Making ONS statistics more accessible is a key part of the ‘Better Statistics, Better Decisions’ strategy. With the ups and downs of the job market closely followed by experts and non-specialists alike, our reporting of employment statistics is changing to make the information easier to find and the main stories stand out. David Freeman reveals how.