Output

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

Spotlight

104.5 Index, base year = 100

2023 Q1

Consumer behaviour indicators were mixed in the latest week, with the aggregate CHAPS-based indicator of credit and debit card purchases decreasing by 2 percentage points in the week (Bank of England CHAPS data) but retail footfall increasing to 105% of the previous week; elsewhere, the number of in-store transactions at Pret A Manger stores increased in all but two location categories (Springboard, Pret A Manger). Section 3: Consumer behaviour.
Both the System Average Price (SAP) of gas and the System Price of electricity fell in the week to 21 May 2023 by 16% and 25%, respectively, when compared with the previous week; both continue the downward trend since mid-December 2022 and are at the lowest level of 2023 to date (National Gas Transmission, Elexon). Section 4: Energy and housing.
Among concerns reported, 15% of businesses reported inflation of goods and services prices as their main concern for June 2023, broadly stable with 16% that expected this for May 2023 (initial results from Wave 83 of the Business Insights and Conditions Survey). Section 5: Business and workforce.

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 by sex for local and unitary authorities, counties and regions in the UK, published monthly. Experimental Statistics.

GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: October to December 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: March 2023

Movements in the volume of output for the UK services industries. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
Index of Production, UK: March 2023

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.