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Theme: Economy

Gross Domestic Product
0.3%
Q1 2013
Consumer Prices Index
2.4%
April 2013
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Unemployment rate 7.8%
Public Sector Net Borrowing excluding financial interventions £6.3 billion
GDP Podcast

Video Summary: GDP Preliminary Estimates, Q1 2013

A short video showing the latest preliminary estimate of GDP
GDP Podcast

Video Summary: GDP Preliminary Estimates, Q1 2013

A short video showing the latest preliminary estimate of GDP
Labour Productivity

Video Summary: Latest on Labour Productivity, March 2013

This is a short video looking at Labour Productivity up to the fourth quarter of 2012.

Regional Gross Disposable Household Income, 2011

Video Summary: Analysis of Regional Gross Disposable Household Income, 2011

Presents the latest estimates for regions, sub-regions and local areas of the UK
Economy cycle

How ONS statistics explain the UK Economy

The circular flow of income shows how financial payments flow between firms and households within the economy.
Summary of Retail Sales, April 2013
Summary of key points from the Retail Sales release for April 2013
Consumer Price Inflation Summary, April 2013
Latest monthly statistics on CPI
Summary of Producer Price Inflation, April 2013
Producer price index
Total household debt in Great Britain rose between 2006/08 and 2008/10
Both financial debt and property debt increased during this period
New coding tool enables users to measure socio-economic status
Web-based tool for NS-SEC has been developed by ONS
GDP increased by 0.3% in Q1 2013 compared with Q4 2012
Summary of key points from the Gross Domestic Product Preliminary Estimate release for Q1 2013
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Key Publications

Book: United Kingdom National Accounts - The Blue Book, 2012 Edition (Pdf 4782Kb) 31-Jul-2012
2012 Edition
Book: United Kingdom Balance of Payments - The Pink Book, 2012 (Pdf 4510Kb) 31-Jul-2012
The balance of payments is one of the UK's key economic statistical series. It measures the economic transactions between UK residents and the rest of the world.
Book: United Kingdom Economic Accounts, Q4 2012 (Pdf 840Kb) 27-Mar-2013
United Kingdom Economic Accounts Q4 2012
Article: Economic Review, May 2013 01-May-2013
This note draws together key economic stories from National Statistics produced over the latest month. This is in order to paint a coherent picture of the UK economic performance using recent economic data.

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  • Public Sector Finances, April 2013 22-May-2013
    The PSF Statistical Bulletin, is published jointly by ONS and HM Treasury on a monthly basis, and provides the latest available measures for key public sector financial statistics such as Public Sector Current Budget (PSCB), Net Borrowing (PSNB), Net Debt (PSND) and PSND as a percentage of GDP. These key indicators are provided on two bases. One set includes the temporary effects of financial interventions made in response to the financial crisis that began in 2007, such as the establishment of public ownership/control of several major banking groups. An alternative set of indicators, the so-called ‘ex-measures’, excludes the temporary effects of financial interventions.
  • Retail Sales, April 2013 22-May-2013
    Contains a first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
  • Services Producer Price Indices, Quarter 1 2013 22-May-2013
    Services Producer Price Indices for Quarter 1 2013
  • Consumer Price Inflation, April 2013 21-May-2013
    Monthly CPI and RPI inflation indicators
  • House Price Index, March 2013 21-May-2013
    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) House Price Index, previously published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is a monthly release that publishes figures for mix-adjusted average house prices and house price indices for the UK and its component countries and regions. All tables transferred from the DCLG to ONS can be accessed via the reference tables that are available in the data section of this release.
  • Producer Price Inflation, April 2013 21-May-2013
    A comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. Contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
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Key Data

Reference table: Growth Tables, Q1 2013 (Excel sheet 966Kb) 25-Apr-2013
This Excel spreadsheet contains the B1 data table and the quarterly and annual contribution tables that were previously published within the GDP statistical bulletin.
Reference table: Consumer Price Inflation Reference Tables, April 2013 (Excel sheet 1220Kb) 21-May-2013
This spreadsheet pulls together the numerous tables that were published prior to the launch of the new ONS website. It provides a one-stop-shop which aims to complement the Consumer Price Indices Time Series data sets that can be found via the ONS website The 'Contents' page provides guidance on those data sets which are included, along with a correlation index showing old and new naming conventions and previous publication source(s), for example: RPI All items 1947 -2013.
Reference table: Appendix A: Public Sector Finances tables 1-12, April 2013 (Excel sheet 197Kb) 22-May-2013
The following tables are attached here: PSF1. Public Sector Summary Balances PSF2. Public Sector Net Borrowing:by sector PSF3A. Central Goverment Accounts: 2011/12 PSF3B. Central Government Accounts:time series PSF4. Public Sector Net Cash Requirement PSF5. Central Government Net Cash Requirement on own account (receipts and outlays on a cash) PSF6A. Public Sector Consolidated Gross Debt (nominal values at end of period) PSF6B. Public Sector Net Debt (nominal values at the edn of period) PSF7. Public sector finances: current budget net borrowing and net cash requirement PSF8. Public sector finances:Net debt (ex financial interventions) PSF9. Long run fiscal indicators as a percentage of GDP PSF10A. Reconciliation of Public Sector Net Borrowing and Net Cash Requirement PSF10B. Reconciliation of Central Government Net Borrowing and Net Cash Requirement Requirement PSF11A. Reconciliation of PSNB and PSNB ex PSF11B. Reconciliation of PSNB and PSNB ex PSF12R. Public Sector Statistics: revisions since last publication

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