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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 15 September 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- In the week ending 15 September 2023 (Week 37), 10,355 deaths were registered in England and Wales; 248 of these deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 2.4% of all deaths.
- This was an increase in all deaths compared with the week ending 8 September 2023 (Week 36), when the number of all-cause deaths registered was 10,168; COVID-19 accounted for 218 of these deaths (2.1%).
- Of the 248 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 37, 69.8% (173 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, which was a greater proportion when compared with Week 36 (67.9%).
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 28 September 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- Revolut debit card spending on "automotive fuel" fell by 3 percentage points in the week to 24 September 2023, the fourth consecutive week-on-week decrease; meanwhile, average fuel prices increased by 2 percentage points in the week to 17 September 2023, the ninth consecutive week-on-week increase (Revolut, Automotive fuel spending). Section 3: Consumer behaviour.
- The total number of online job adverts increased by 3% on 22 September 2023 compared with the previous week, the third consecutive week-on-week increase, and was unchanged compared with level of the equivalent period last year (Adzuna). Section 4: Business and workforce.
- Almost two-thirds (63%) of businesses not permanently stopped trading reported some form of concern for their business for October 2023; this figure has been gradually falling over the last 12 months (initial results from Wave 92 of the Business Insights and Conditions Survey). Section 4: Business and workforce.
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