Refocusing the ONS on its core statistics
Refocusing the ONS on its core statistics
Permanent Secretary Darren Tierney sets out the next steps the ONS is taking to prioritise quality and strengthen core statistical outputs.
How the ONS is streamlining its approach to national well-being
This month UN secretary general António Guterres called on the international community to “go beyond gross domestic product as a measure of human progress and wellbeing.” In fact for some years now, the ONS has been going far beyond traditional measures of the economy – including GDP – by introducing statistics which seek to measure national well-being. Today we are introducing a new, streamlined framework for reporting these metrics. Here Richard Heys sets out this new approach.
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It’s no secret that the economy is changing, seemingly faster than ever, and with it the types of businesses and…
Read more on SIC and SOC – how the ONS is updating its industrial and occupational frameworksSeparating fact from fiction: how the ‘industry’ of survey collection is far more than a BBC plot device
Tina Thomas, Deputy Director for Social Survey Field Collection, explains how a compelling BBC plot device does not reflect how ONS surveys operate in real life, and reminds us of how our interviewers are at the heart of what we do.
Read more on Separating fact from fiction: how the ‘industry’ of survey collection is far more than a BBC plot deviceHow we are listening to businesses: Modernising data, reducing burden and building trust
The picture the Office for National Statistics (ONS) paints of how the economy is faring would not be possible without businesses supplying their data to us. James Benford describes the key themes of a recent exercise to better understand the needs and experience of businesses as both contributors and users of ONS data.
Read more on How we are listening to businesses: Modernising data, reducing burden and building trustSupermarket scanner data bring step change in measurement of inflation
The Office for National Statistics has today announced the final ‘Go’ decision for the introduction of supermarket scanner data into consumer inflation statistics. It represents a step change in our measurement of consumer prices. Mike Hardie explains how this new approach improves the calculation of these crucial statistics.
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