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Theme: Economy

Gross Domestic Product
0.3%
Q1 2013
Consumer Prices Index
2.8%
March 2013
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Unemployment rate 7.8%
Public Sector Net Borrowing excluding financial interventions £15.1 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.
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
UK Trade, March 2013
Latest monthly statistics on trade in goods.
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
2.2% increase to Index of Services compared with February 2012
Summary of key points from the Index of Sevices release for February 2013
Consumer Price Inflation Summary, March 2013
Latest monthly statistics on CPI
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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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Latest Publications

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  • The Economy - International Comparisons 14-May-2013
    Information on the selected domains and indicators that measure National Well-being. Articles draw together social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organisations
  • Main Report: The Burden of Property Debt in Great Britain, 2006/08 & 2008/10 13-May-2013
    This release focuses on the property liabilities of households in Great Britain, examining both the self-reported burden and the characteristics of those households with this form of debt.
  • Improvements to the methods used to compile Output in the Construction Industry statistics 10-May-2013
    As part of its commitment to produce trusted statistics to high quality, ONS continuously reviews and improves data sources methods and systems. This article highlights the outcomes of some of the work that has been undertaken to improve the methods used to compile Output in the Construction Industry statistics.
  • Output in the Construction Industry, March and Q1 2013 10-May-2013
    Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. Current and constant price not seasonally adjusted data by sector are published along with a quarterly series of constant price seasonally adjusted index data and value data by sector.
  • UK Trade, March 2013 10-May-2013
    UK Trade is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform the Government’s view of the UK economy, as well as the views of others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and international organisations.
  • Index of Production, March 2013 09-May-2013
    Constant price seasonally adjusted indices and growth rates for Production and component industries for March 2013
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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, March 2013 (Excel sheet 1225Kb) 16-Apr-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, March 2013 (Excel sheet 196Kb) 23-Apr-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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  • Financial Statistics, May2013 (Excel sheet 114Kb) 14-May-2013
    M4 private sector holdings of public sector debt Sterling Treasury bills and British government securities and Tax Instruments
  • Output in the Construction Industry, March 2013 (Excel sheet 1687Kb) 10-May-2013
    Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. Current and constant price not seasonally adjusted data by sector are published along with a quarterly series of constant price seasonally adjusted index data and value data by sector. Each month, basic quality information is published.
  • Publication Tables UK Trade, March 2013 (Excel sheet 601Kb) 10-May-2013
    Publication Tables that provide additional information for the UK Trade statistical bulletin March 2013.
  • Response Rates UK Trade, March 2013 (Excel sheet 361Kb) 10-May-2013
    Spreadsheet providing the response rate information for the UK trade data, March 2013.
  • Time series data: Trade in Goods MRETS (all BOP version - EU2004), March 2013 10-May-2013
    Time series dataset: UK trade is a key economic indicator due to the importance of international trade to the UK economy. It is also a very timely statistic, providing an early indicator of what is happening more generally in the economy. In addition, it is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform the Government’s view of the UK economy, as well as the views of others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and international organisations.
  • UK Trade Records Sheet, March 2013 (Excel sheet 41Kb) 10-May-2013
    Information showing current records for UK Trade statistical bulletin March 2013.
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