Release

Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 16 November 2023

Release date: 16 November 2023 9:30am

Summary

Early experimental data and analysis on economic activity and social change in the UK. These real-time indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Publications

Data

  • 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 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.

  • Online job advert estimates

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

  • Advanced notification of potential redundancies

    Weekly data showing the number of potential redundancies from Insolvency Service HR1 forms and the number of employers proposing redundancies, Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: HR1.

  • Transactions at Pret A Manger

    Weekly data showing transactions from approximately 400 Pret A Manger stores around the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Pret a Manger

  • UK spending on credit and debit cards

    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.

  • Weekly shipping indicators

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

  • 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.

  • Value Added Tax (VAT) flash estimates

    Monthly data showing Value Added Tax (VAT) flash estimate turnover diffusion indices using data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) VAT returns. These are official statistics in development. Source: HMRC

  • Daily UK flights

    Daily data showing UK flight numbers and rolling seven-day average, including flights to, from, and within the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: EUROCONTROL.

  • Company incorporations, voluntary dissolutions and compulsory dissolutions

    Weekly data showing the number of Companies House incorporations, voluntary dissolutions accepted, and companies placed into compulsory dissolution in the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Companies House.

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