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Key Figures

Prices, Inflation and Productivity

Consumer Prices Index 2.7% (May 2013)

CPI annual inflation stands at 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 18 June 2013
Retail Sales April 2013 100.5 (April 2013)

a change on 3 months on same period a year earlier of 0.7%. (Monthly), GB. Last updated: 22 May 2013
Total Public Service Productivity 96.7 (The key figure relates to 2008)

A fall of 0.9 percentage points from 2007 (Annually), England. This is an index number 1997=100. Last updated: 27 July 2010
Total Health Productivity 97.3 (The key figure relates to 2009)

A rise of 0.7 percentage points from 2008 (Annually), England. This is an index number. 1995=100. Last updated: 29 March 2011
Producer Price Index: Input Price 2.2% (May 2013)

The input price index stands at 173.7, a rise of 2.2% in the year to May 2013. (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 18 June 2013
Producer Price Index: Output Price 1.2% (May 2013)

The output price index stands at 129.8, a rise of 1.2% in the year to May 2013. (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 18 June 2013
Services Producer Price Index (Net Sector) 1.1% (Quarter 1 2013)

The net sector aggregate of selected Services Producer Price Indices stands at 117.5, a rise of 1.1% in the year to Quarter 1 2013. (Quarterly), UK. Last updated: 22 May 2013

Labour Market

Employment rate 71.5% (February-April 2013)

down 0.1 percentage points on November 2012-January 2013 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 12 June 2013
Unemployment rate 7.8% (February-April 2013)

unchanged on November 2012-January 2013 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 12 June 2013
Workless households 3.68 million (April-June 2012)

down 153,000 on April-June 2011 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 29 August 2012
Children in workless households 1.75 million (April-June 2012)

down 60,000 on April-June 2011 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 29 August 2012
Claimant Count (JSA) 1,507,700 (May 2013)

down 8,600 on April 2013 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 12 June 2013
Vacancies 516,000 (March-May 2013)

up 19,000 on December 2012-February 2013 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 12 June 2013
AWE annual growth rate - regular pay 0.9% (February-April 2013)

up 0.1 on January-March 2013 (Monthly), GB. Last updated: 12 June 2013
AWE annual growth rate - total pay 1.3% (February-April 2013)

up 0.7 on January-March 2013 (Monthly), GB. Last updated: 12 June 2013

National Accounts Economic Activity

Gross Domestic Product 0.3% (Q1 2013)

compared to a contraction of 0.3 per cent in Q4 2012 (Quarterly), UK. seasonally adjusted, chained volume measure. Last updated: 23 May 2013
Household final consumption expenditure 0.1% (Q1 2013)

compared with 0.4% growth in Q4 2012 (Quarterly), UK. seasonally adjusted, chained volume measure. Last updated: 23 May 2013
Trade in goods and services -£2.6bn (April 2013)

compared with -£3.2bn in March 2013. (Monthly), UK. Total Trade Balance, Seasonally Adjusted. Last updated: 07 June 2013
Public Sector Net Borrowing excluding financial interventions £6.3 billion (April 2013)

this is £25.4 billion higher net borrowing than in April 2012 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 22 May 2013
Public Sector Net Debt excluding financial interventions £1,185.3 billion (April 2013)

this compares to £1,086.5 billion at the end of April 2012 (Monthly), UK. Last updated: 22 May 2013

Health

Healthy life expectancy at birth - Females (UK) 65.7 years (2008-10)

an increase of 0.7 compared with 2007-09. (Annually), UK. Last updated: 29 August 2012
Healthy life expectancy at birth - Males (UK) 63.5 years (2008-10)

an increase of 0.5 compared with 2007-09. (Annually), UK. Last updated: 29 August 2012
Deaths from cancer (UK) 156,200 each year (2008-10)

no change compared with 2007-09 (Ad-hoc), UK. Last updated: 06 December 2012
Alcohol related deaths (UK) 8,748 in 2011 (2011)

a decrease of 42 deaths compared with 2010 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 29 January 2013
Infant deaths 3,025 (2011)

a decrease of 52 compared with 2010 (Ad-hoc), England and Wales. Last updated: 27 February 2013

Population and Migration

Total population (UK) 63.2 million (2011 Census Day Estimate)

An increase of 4.1 million since the 2001 Census (Annually), UK. Last updated: 17 December 2012
Number of births (UK) 807,776 (2011)

505 more births than in 2010 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 18 December 2012
Number of deaths (UK) 552,232 (2011)

9,434 less deaths than in 2010 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 18 December 2012
Female life expectancy at birth (UK) 82.1 years (2008-10)

An increase of 0.2 years since 2007-2009 (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 September 2011
Male life expectancy at birth (UK) 78.1 years (2008-10)

An increase of 0.4 years since 2007-2009 (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 September 2011
Net migration (UK) 153,000 (year ending September 2012)

an estimated decrease of 89,000 since the year ending September 2011 (Annually), UK. Last updated: 23 May 2013

Crime and Justice

Number of crimes recorded by the police down 8% (January 2012 – December 2012)

Compared with January 2011 – December 2011; down to 3.7 million offences (Quarterly), England and Wales. Last updated: 25 April 2013
Proportion of households victim of a crime (CSEW) 15.0% (Data collected January 2012 – December 2012)

Significant change from 16.0%, January 2011 – December 2011 (Quarterly), England and Wales. Last updated: 25 April 2013
Proportion of adults victim of a crime (CSEW) 5.5% (Data collected January 2012 – December 2012)

Significant change from 6.0%, January 2011 – December 2011 (Quarterly), England and Wales. Last updated: 25 April 2013

Environment

Oil reserves 2.5 billion tonnes (2010)

Decrease 2.5 billion tonnes (1990) (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012
Use of coal 32.5 Mtoe (2010)

Halved from 66.2 Mtoe (1990) (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012
Energy intensity 0.7 thousand tonnes (2010)

15.7 per cent lower than 1997 (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012
Use of renewable energy 7.1 Mtoe (2010)

Increased from 1.3 Mtoe (1990) (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012
UK greenhouse gas emissions 664 Mtoe (2010)

Increased by 3.0 percent (2009) (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012
Energy consumption 223.9 Mtoe (2010)

Increased by 3 per cent (2009) (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 29 November 2012

Travel and Transport

Freight into and out of the UK 2,005 (thousand tonnes) (2009)

A fall of 232 thousand tonnes from 2008 (Ad-hoc), England. Last updated: 24 February 2011

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