Census 2021 – Shining a light on the population
For more than a year we have been publishing statistics, articles, interactive maps, tools to create your own datasets and…
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As the ONS publishes its latest estimates of UK Gross Domestic Product, the National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, explains the background to the recently announced revisions of economic growth in the pandemic period and the steps we’ve take to underpin confidence in these key statistics.
Read more on Measuring GDP: Revisions are fact of statistical lifeImproving our estimate of businesses’ outgoings during the COVID-19 pandemic
The ONS has published updated and indicative estimates of GDP, which show that the economy was larger than we previously thought in 2020 and 2021, though our estimate for the UK’s monthly and quarterly economic trends is broadly unchanged. Craig McLaren explains what’s led to this brighter picture.
Read more on Improving our estimate of businesses’ outgoings during the COVID-19 pandemicInternational Development: Growing a Global Statistical System
Global issues, such as climate change, population growth and inflation to name a few, are best understood with the benefit of good global statistics. So, to that end, the ONS works in partnership with a number of countries worldwide with the ultimate aim of raising the world’s statistical capabilities.
In the latest episode of Statistically Speaking, podcast host Miles Fletcher chats to the head of the Ghanaian Statistical Service, Professor Samuel Annim; Emily Poskett, Head of International Development at the ONS; and Tim Harris of the ONS Data Science Campus’s international development team, about what international partnerships are achieving.
Read more on International Development: Growing a Global Statistical SystemFuture-proofing our most valuable commodity
Office for National Statistics (ONS) launches new data strategy Fiona James, Chief Data Officer and Director, Data Growth and Operations…
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