Output

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

Spotlight

105.2 Index, base year = 100

2022 Q3

The System Average Price (SAP) of gas decreased by 4% in the week to 22 January 2023 compared with the previous week and was 17% below the equivalent week of 2022, while the System Price of electricity fell by 22% over the same period (National Grid, Elexon).
Energy prices remain the top reason businesses are considering raising their prices in February 2023, with 35% of trading businesses reporting this; the accommodation and food service activities industry reported the largest proportion, at 78% (final results from Wave 74 of the Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS)).
Most of the consumer behaviour indicators were broadly similar to the previous week, after many recorded decreases in activity at the start of the year; meanwhile, the number of transactions increased in all but one Pret A Manger locations, following the initial decrease caused by rail strikes in the week prior (Pret A Manger).

A roundup of the latest data and trends on the economy, business and jobs

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: July to September 2022

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: November 2022

Movements in the volume of output for the UK services industries. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
Index of Production, UK: November 2022

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

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.