Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – often makes the news, but behind the headlines are stories about industries, regions and communities. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar, taking place on Tuesday 8 September from 4pm to 5pm, we’ll explore what GDP is, how it’s measured, and what it can tell us about the economy.
Read more on Growth by numbers: an introduction to GDP
This month, we are making improvements to the UK House Price Index (HPI), our official measure of average house prices, to improve the accuracy of new build estimates and bring our initial provisional estimates closer to our revised final figures.
Read more on Home improvement: how we are developing our house price statistics
Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – remains the leading internationally-recognised indicator of economic activity and growth. In common with other countries, the ONS updates methods and sources we use to measure the GDP of the United Kingdom. In this post, Craig McLaren takes us through this year’s improvements.
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With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast…
Read more on Migration: The needle in the data haystack
Without high-quality population statistics, making good decisions on resource allocation and proper planning for public services is almost impossible. But we know that producing statistics that are robust and reliable relies on us truly understanding the needs of people using them, and responding to those needs. Rich Pereira explains how we engage with our users to do this.
Read more on More than just numbers: How ONS connects with users of population statistics
