GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.5% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2015 compared with growth of 0.4% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015.
The Index of Services is estimated to have increased by 2.3% in November 2015 compared with November 2014. All of the 4 main components of the services industries increased in the most recent month compared with the same month a year ago.
When comparing the 2015 annual data with 2014, the quantity bought in the retail industry was estimated to have increased by 4.5%.
Public Sector Net Borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex) was £7.5 billion in December 2015. This borrowing is £4.3 billion lower than in December 2014.
Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates for year ending September 2015 show 6.6 million incidents of crime in England and Wales. There were 4.3 million offences recorded by the police in the same period.
For September to November 2015, 74.0% of people aged from 16 to 64 were in work, up 0.5 percentage points from June to August 2015 and up 1.1 from a year earlier.