All data related to Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 21 May 2026
Faster indicators of trends in the UK economy and society, using innovative surveys, methods and data sources. These are official statistics in development.
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Daily data showing the System Price of electricity and rolling seven-day average in Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: Elexon.
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Monthly data showing the number of new online job adverts in the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Textkernel.
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Daily data showing weekday adjusted busyness indices using traffic camera data to monitor flows of cars, pedestrians, cyclists, buses and commercial vehicles for selected cities and regions of the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Transport for London, Transport for Greater Manchester
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Weekly data showing transactions from approximately 400 Pret A Manger stores around the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Pret a Manger
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Weekly and monthly UK credit and debit card payments for a sample of relevant merchants from the Bank of England. These are official statistics in development. Source: Bank of England and ONS calculations.
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Monthly data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on the number of new vehicles registered in the UK and the number of vehicles produced. These are official statistics in development.
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Weekly and monthly data showing retail footfall in the UK, split by location category and UK region. These are official statistics in development. Source: BT Active Intelligence.
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Daily, weekly and monthly data showing seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted UK spending using debit and credit cards. These are official statistics in development. Source: CHAPS, Bank of England.
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Value Added Tax (VAT) turnover and expenditure diffusion indexes and new VAT reporters using data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) VAT returns.
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Value Added Tax (VAT) flash estimate turnover diffusion indices using data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) VAT returns submitted in the first five working days after the reporting month. These are official statistics in development. Source: HMRC.