National Statistical

Data from surveys and from ‘administrative’ sources – such as tax data – can both offer important insight. Recently the ONS has been advancing its work on ‘data linkage’, which allows the information from different data sources to be combined to create new economic indicators. In this post Christina Palmou writes about how the linking of ONS of business survey records with PAYE data from HMRC is helping to create a richer picture of the UK Labour Market 

We recognise that in recent years some of our key economic statistics have not met users’ expectations on quality and trustworthiness. Today we have published two detailed plans to urgently improve the quality of our key economic outputs and the surveys underpinning them. As Acting Director General for Economic Statistics Grant Fitzner explains, these include improvements in data collection and statistical production and address underlying resourcing issues to add resilience for the future.