News from ONS
News to ONS regions
This page details items of interest from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) centre which would be of interest to regional partners. Regionally specific information is provided on each regional team's page.
Regional economic analysis
A series of reports on Changing Regional Economies was released in May 2007 to coincide with the launch of new regional statistical teams.
North East
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
London
South East
South West
Latest Regional Gross Value Added estimates
On 14 December 2007 the latest Regional Gross Value Added estimates were released for the Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) one to three areas of England and the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (UK). To find out more visit the Regional Gross Value Added .
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007
The latest revision of the UK SIC will come into effect on 1 January 2008. This is a major revision, motivated by changes in the world economy and the growing importance of service activities over the last fifteen years. The main changes between SIC 2003 and SIC 2007 (at section level) have been summarised. View list of changes .
Revisions to migration and population statistics
ONS is undertaking a major programme of work to improve the population statistics it produces. Some changes were made for the mid-2006 population estimates (released in August 2007). For a description of these and indicative estimates of the impacts for individual Local Authorities (LAs), see the methodological improvements page .
Neighbourhood statistics (NeSS) website
We know that there are many users of the Neighbourhood statistics website (NeSS) in the region. A number of resources are available to help you get the most out of this:
Neighbourhood Statistics online training - for training, including video demonstrations
Constructing your own area - guidance on creating bespoke geographies from Output Areas
Construct your own toolkit - an analysis toolkit for researchers
