Output

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

Spotlight

94.7 Index, base year 2016= 100

2021 Q2

There were 20,503 compulsory dissolution first gazettes (a notice issued by Companies House indicating their intention to remove a company from the register) in the week to 7 September 2021 (Companies House).
The seven-day average number of UK daily flights was 3,579 in the week ending 12 September 2021, this is broadly unchanged from the previous week (EUROCONTROL).
In the last two weeks, a quarter of all UK currently trading businesses reported decreased profits compared with normal expectations for this time of year; the lowest number reporting this since the Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) began (initial results from Wave 39 of BICS).

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: January to March 2021

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.
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 24 June 2021

Early experimental data and analysis on economic activity and social change in the UK. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources, and experimental methods.
Index of Services, UK: July 2021

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup

Catch up on the latest data and analysis related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on our economy and society.
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.