Output

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

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2025 Q3

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Total UK retail footfall remained broadly unchanged in the week to 7 December 2025, compared with the previous week, but decreased by 1% when compared with the equivalent week of 2024 (BT Active Intelligence).
The most reported challenge affecting turnover for trading businesses in early December 2025 was "economic uncertainty" at 33%, followed by "cost of labour" (21%), "cost of materials" and "competition" (both 20%) (initial results from Wave 146 of the Business Insights and Conditions Survey).
Around 1 in 3 adults who currently pay mortgage or rent payments reported that they were finding it very or somewhat difficult affording these payments in November 2025 (35%); this increased from 26% in October 2025 (initial findings for November 2025 from our latest Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN), to be published on 18 December 2025).

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Weekly shipping indicators

Weekly data showing ship visits to and from selected UK ports. These are official statistics in development. Source: exactEarth.
Automotive fuel spending

Weekly data showing estimated quantity of automotive fuel demand per average transaction in the UK. These are official statistics in development.
System Price of electricity

Daily data showing the System Price of electricity, and rolling seven-day average, in Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: Elexon.
System Average Price (SAP) of gas

Daily data showing SAP of gas, and rolling seven-day average, traded in Great Britain over the On-the-Day Commodity Market (OCM). These are official statistics in development. Source: National Gas Transmission.
Business insights and impact on the UK economy confidence intervals

Confidence intervals for weighted estimates from the voluntary fortnightly Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) about financial performance, workforce, prices, trade, and business resilience. These are official statistics in development.
Energy Performance Building Certificates (EPC)

Weekly number of Energy Performance Building Certificates for new and existing domestic properties in England and Wales. These are official statistics in development.

Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 11 December 2025

Data on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources, and innovative methods. These are official statistics in development.
Index of Production, UK: October 2025

Movements in the volume of production for UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management.
Index of Services, UK: October 2025

Movements in the volume of output for the UK services industries. Figures are seasonally adjusted.
GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: April to June 2025

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.

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Impact of the increase in electricity and gas prices between 2021 and 2024 on energy-intensive industries in the UK.
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Industry-to-industry payment flows, UK

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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.