The Office for National Statistics is poised to start using VAT data from thousands of firms to produce its estimates of GDP. Chief Economist Nick Vaughan explains how this innovation will provide a much clearer view of economic performance by sector and area.
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As ONS updates its ‘Flow of Funds’ statistics, Richard Campbell explains how new these new data are helping policy makers to see the build up of risks in the financial system.
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What do Beyoncé, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Hawking and Ed Sheeran have in common? They are all supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. Glenn Everett explains how these goals were developed and ONS plans for monitoring the UK’s contribution towards them.
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Three years ago the UK Statistics Authority, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Government Statistical Service embarked on a five year strategy: Better Statistics, Better Decisions. Here, John Pullinger reflects on the journey to-date.
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Last year we recruited the UK’s first data analytics apprentices into our Newport-based multi-million pound Data Science Campus to work on some of the most exciting analytical and policy questions facing decision-makers and wider society. Here, we shine the spotlight on Gareth Jones, a Data Analytics Apprentice.
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