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The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.

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Employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): 75.5 % 2018 MAY-JUL More info

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Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): 4 % 2018 MAY-JUL More info

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Gross Domestic Product: Quarter on Quarter growth: CVM SA %: 0.4 % 2018 Q2 More info

Estimates of the usual resident population in the United Kingdom and its constituent countries

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Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK

Change in the prices of goods and services bought by UK households

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