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Theme: Economy

Key Publications

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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Latest Publications

  • The Development of Price Indices for Professional Business Services - Cargo Handling and Storage and Warehousing, Quarter 1 2013 24-May-2013
    The Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) are primarily a suite of individual price indices that provide information on price change for a limited range of service industries. Each SPPI captures quarterly changes in the price received for services provided by GB businesses to other UK businesses and Government. These individual price indices are also aggregated together to create a 'service industry' SPPI with limited coverage.
  • Index of Services, March 2013 23-May-2013
    Index of Services shows the monthly movements in gross value added for the service industries, which overall account for around 77% of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
  • Second Estimate of GDP, Q1 2013 23-May-2013
    This release contains estimates of the key components of GDP from the output, income and expenditure approaches. Gross Domestic Product measures the chained volume index movements of the UK. The services sector accounts for more than three quarters of total gross domestic product. Figures are adjusted for seasonal variations unless otherwise stated and the reference year is 2009=100.
  • 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

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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