Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society: 28 May 2020

Summary

New data and experimental indicators on the UK economy and society, including information related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Indicators are constructed from rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Publications

• Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society: 28 May 2020

  Early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK economy and society, including online price changes data. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Data

• Weekly shipping indicators

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

• Online price changes for high-demand products

  The online price changes of selected high-demand products (HDPs) dataset. These data are experimental estimates developed to deliver timely indicators to help understand the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Online job advert estimates

  Weekly snapshot of online job advert indices covering the UK job market. These are official statistics in development. Source: Adzuna.

Methodology

• Using Adzuna data to derive an indicator of weekly vacancies: Experimental Statistics

  Methodology information for online job advert indices covering the UK job market. These are experimental data created as part of the latest indicators release in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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