Output

Economic output and activity of the UK. Includes manufacturing, production and services, and other measures of economic activity.

Spotlight

93.7 Index, base year 2016= 100

2020 Q4

There is little change to our earlier estimate of UK gross domestic product (GDP) for 2020 as whole, which is now estimated to have contracted by 9.8%, slightly revised from the first estimate of a 9.9% decline; there are, though, revisions to the quarterly path through the year.
GDP is estimated to have increased by 1.3% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2020, an upwards revision of 0.3 percentage points.
GDP in Quarter 2 (Apr to June 2020) is estimated to have fallen 19.5%, a downwards revision of 0.5 percentage points, and in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) is estimated to have grown by 16.9%, an upwards revision of 0.8 percentage points.

A roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs following Brexit and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Index of Production time series

Movements in the volume of production for the UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
Output of the production industries

Index values and growth rates for production, manufacturing and the main industrial groupings in the UK.
Index of Services time series

Monthly movements in output for the services industries: distribution, hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication; business services and finance; and government and other services.
Index of Production and industry sectors to four decimal places

Monthly index values for production and the main Index of Production sectors in the UK to four decimal places.
Index of Services industry sections and components

Monthly and annual movements in output for services and their industry sections and components, by chained volume indices of gross value added, UK.
CC01 Regional labour market: Claimant Count by unitary and local authority (experimental)

Claimant Count for people resident in local and unitary authorities, counties and regions in the UK.

GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: October to December 2020

Revised quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the UK. Uses additional data to provide a more precise indication of economic growth than the first estimate.
Retail sales, Great Britain: February 2021

A first estimate of retail sales in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
Index of Services, UK: January 2021

Movements in the volume of output for the UK services industries. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
Index of Production, UK: January 2021

Movements in the volume of production for the UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
Non-financial business economy, UK (Annual Business Survey): 2017 provisional results

Size and growth within the UK's non-financial business sectors: non-financial services, distribution, production, construction and agriculture.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup

Catch up on the latest data and analysis related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Research Output: Economic activity, faster indicators, UK

This is a timely release of new, faster indicators of economic activity constructed from novel data sources.
Short-term indicators economic commentary

A summary of the latest economic data released on 11 January.
City Regions Article

This short article examines England’s eight largest city regions, outside of London. These city regions are of particular policy interest at the present time as the potential exists for each of them to negotiate an increase in devolved powers from central government, following the recent example of Greater Manchester. This article provides a short overview of key economic data for each of the city regions, with data for England and London shown for comparison purposes.
Volume index of capital services

This article presents new estimates of capital services, which are the preferred measure of capital input into production and for use in analysing and modelling productivity, as well as growth accounting analyses.