Experimental real‑time indicators published by the ONS on 1 October 2026 provide early data and analysis on UK economic activity and social change, drawing on rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.
Mixed methods
Balance of payments statistics for April–June 2026 measuring the UK’s cross-border transactions, including trade in goods and services, primary and secondary income, capital transfers and positions in external assets and liabilities.
An October 2026 update on improvements made to UK trade statistics since the 2022 UK Trade Development Plan, and details of continuing and planned work to further develop trade and investment data.
Household final consumption expenditure (HHFCE) data for April–June 2026, reporting on UK household spending on goods and services as a measure of consumption growth and contribution to GDP.
Annual data are published on sudden infant deaths and infant deaths remaining unexplained after full investigations in England and Wales for 2024, providing counts and breakdowns used to monitor trends and inform prevention work.
Revised estimates of UK business investment for April–June 2026, including short‑term indicators of investment in non‑financial assets and asset and sector breakdowns of gross fixed capital formation.
Annual estimates report the number of children in the UK living in households where all adults have not worked for at least 12 months, providing a measure of long‑term household worklessness affecting child wellbeing in 2025.
Registered deaths of people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales are published as official statistics in development, covering trends and counts of deaths among people identified as experiencing homelessness between 2013 and 2025 registrations.
Presents registered deaths in England and Wales for 2025, detailing counts by leading cause, age, sex and selected underlying causes, and including data on death occurrences to support analysis of mortality patterns.
Presents detailed estimates for the UK Economic Accounts for April–June 2026, including national product, income and expenditure aggregates, sector accounts and the UK balance of payments to inform national accounts users.
Physical Energy Flow Accounts 2026 detail energy flows between environment and economy, tracking inputs, transformations and consumption across fuels and sectors to inform energy balances and sustainability analysis.
Financial Survey of Pension Schemes estimates for October 2025 to March 2026 report on funded occupational pension schemes’ membership, income and expenditure, assets and liabilities, updating half‑year financial and membership metrics.
Sets out the presentational framework for headline Public Sector Finance measures in August 2026, explaining net borrowing, the net cash requirement and net debt, and detailing the drivers of recent changes in borrowing and debt.
Evaluates death registrations since the 2025 death certification reform, covering measures such as time taken to register deaths and recorded causes of death under the new system for England and Wales.
Provides the time series datasets underpinning the UK quarterly GDP release for April–June 2026, including component series for output, expenditure and income used by analysts to examine short‑run economic performance.
Breaks down the components of UK quarterly sector accounts for April–June 2026, offering detailed series on households, corporations, government and financial sectors’ transactions and positions.
Provides early experimental ‘real‑time’ indicators using rapid‑response surveys and novel data sources to track UK economic activity and social change, offering high‑frequency snapshots for policymakers on trends in spending, mobility and labour market signals.
Provides tables of online job advert volumes from January 2017 to August 2026, broken down by Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2020) and local authority, enabling analysis of labour demand by role and place.
Provides the time series for the UK balance of payments for April–June 2026, including the current account, capital transfers and levels of UK external assets and liabilities for international transactions analysis.
Publishes time series tables for the UK Economic Accounts for April–June 2026, covering national product, income and expenditure, sector accounts and balance of payments component series for detailed macroeconomic analysis.
Researchers used Pay As You Earn administrative payroll data to identify employment‑related non‑response patterns in the Labour Force Survey and propose adjustments to reduce bias; outputs are labelled as experimental, not official statistics.
Mixed methods
Presents deaths by ethnic group using the new ethnicity field introduced in the 2025 death certification reform for England and Wales, providing updated mortality statistics broken down by ethnicity.
Regional GDP estimates from 1998 to 2024 for UK countries, regions and local areas, presented in current prices and chained volume measures, with a full industry breakdown of balanced regional GVA(B).
Monthly time‑series datasets aligning with the ONS Public sector finances bulletin for August 2026, providing underlying series for borrowing, net cash requirement, net debt and related fiscal components for analysis and modelling.
Provisional weekly registered deaths in England and Wales for the week ending 18 September 2026, providing short‑term counts used for mortality monitoring and public health surveillance.
Presents evidence on how recent economic challenges and events are affecting UK firms’ finances, workforce, trade and resilience, using ongoing business surveys to identify impacts on performance and operational pressures.
Breaks down UK business population by legal form, industry, region, turnover and employment size band, giving a detailed snapshot of enterprise activity and scale across sectors for 2026 analysis and policy planning.
Provisional weekly registered death counts for England and Wales for the week ending 11 September 2026, providing short-term mortality surveillance used for public health monitoring.
Analyses pregnancy-related information recorded on the medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) for deaths registered in 2025, reporting mortality patterns by pregnancy status following death certification reform.
Examines lived experiences of Roma people in England and Wales, covering migration and settlement patterns, access to public services, and aspects of identity and sense of belonging within UK communities.
Mixed methods