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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 the Index of Production, April 2013
Summary document containing headline data from the Index of Production statistical bulletin April 2013
Growth in Gross Disposable Household Income Slowed in 2011
London had the highest GDHI per person; the North East the lowest
Summary: UK Trade, April 2013
Latest monthly statistics on trade in goods.
1.6% increase in Index of Services compared with March 2012
Summary of key points from the Index of Sevices release for March 2013
GDP and the Labour Market, 2013 Q1, May GDP Update
Comparison in the latest quarter
Summary of Retail Sales, April 2013
Summary of key points from the Retail Sales release for April 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, June 2013 05-Jun-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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  • Conceptual differences between an aggregate of construction output measures and the GFCF dwellings measure 14-Jun-2013
    This note is in response to users seeking advice on the value of making comparisons between certain gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and construction output data. The note outlines the similarities and key conceptual differences between GFCF new dwellings data and an aggregate of three ONS construction output series: ‘new public housing’, ‘new private housing’ and ‘repairs and maintenance housing total.
  • Output in the Construction Industry April 2013 14-Jun-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.
  • Measuring National Well-being 13-Jun-2013
    This article analyses by age two of the current measures of national well-being: ‘satisfaction with income’ and ‘those who are finding their financial situation quite or very difficult’ and their effects on and their relationship to well-being. There will also be some indication of change in perceived financial situation over time and other characteristics of individuals. The data used will be from Understanding Society, the UKHLS.
  • UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08), Q1 2013 12-Jun-2013
    The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
  • Index of Production, April 2013 11-Jun-2013
    Constant price seasonally adjusted indices and growth rates for Production and component industries for April 2013
  • Index of Production, April 2013 pre-release access list (Pdf 74Kb) 11-Jun-2013
    Pre-release access list for Index of Production April 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, 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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