African Statistics Day: How the ONS is supporting better statistics across Africa and the developing world

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The ONS works internationally to help make key statistics useful, accurate and globally comparable. To mark African Statistics Day, Emily Poskett takes a look back at key achievements in supporting statistical organisations on the continent and beyond to modernise African statistics and improve evidence-based decision-making for the public good.

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Made to measure: how we estimate inflation across the UK

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As the world continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, rising prices have put inflation back in the news again. As Philip Gooding explains, ONS prices data are based on tried and tested methods, internationally-recognised standards and a great deal of up-to-date intelligence on real world price movements.   

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