GDP monthly estimate, UK: August 2026
Estimates UK gross domestic product for August 2026, reporting monthly growth in the value of goods and services produced and indicating the economy’s size and short‑term momentum for that month.
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UK Trade: August 2026 Time Series
Publishes time‑series data on the total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services for August 2026, including current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators to examine trade volumes and price effects.
Deaths registered monthly in England and Wales: September 2026
Monthly registered deaths in September 2026 for England and Wales, broken down by area of usual residence: regions, counties, health authorities, unitary and local authorities, and London boroughs.
UK Trade: August 2026
Reports headline figures for UK exports and imports of goods and services in August 2026, providing values in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators to assess monthly trade performance.
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 15 October 2026
Provides experimental real-time UK indicators (15 October 2026) using rapid-response surveys and novel data sources to track economic activity and social change ahead of official statistics.
Gross Value Added industry weights time series dataset, consistent with Blue Book 2026
Updates annual industry weights used in the output approach to GDP, aligning them with Blue Book 2026 and the Quarterly National Accounts published on 30 September 2026; provides revised Gross Value Added weights for sectoral aggregation.
ONS surveys and economic statistics improvement plan, quarterly progress update: October 2026
Quarterly progress update on the ONS surveys and economic statistics improvement plan setting out progress between July and September 2026 against recovery plans to enhance economic surveys and statistics quality.
Average household income, UK: financial year ending 2025
Presents estimates of average UK household income for the financial year ending 2025, analysing changes over time while adjusting for inflation and household composition to show real-income trends and distributional shifts across households.
Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 25 September 2026
Provides provisional weekly counts of deaths registered in England and Wales for the week ending 25 September 2026, updating mortality statistics for the latest weeks.
Reference tables: component approach to labour productivity, UK: 1997 to 2024
Reference tables supply the underlying estimates for the Component approach to UK labour productivity from 1997 to 2024, showing productivity in chained volume measures and current prices, with labour inputs (jobs, workers, total hours) and contribution breakdowns consistent with Blue Book 2026 QNA.
Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2025
Mid‑2025 national and subnational population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland provide counts by administrative area, age and sex, updating mid‑year population totals and local authority breakdowns.
GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: April to June 2026
Revises the UK gross domestic product estimate for April–June 2026 using additional data to give a more precise indication of quarterly economic growth than the first estimate.
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 1 October 2026
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.
UK trade development plan update: October 2026
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.
Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025
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.
GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: April to June 2026 time series
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.
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 24 September 2026
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.
Labour demand volumes by Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2020), UK: January 2017 to August 2026
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.
Balance of payments, UK: April to June 2026 time series
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.
UK Economic Accounts time series: April to June 2026
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.
Investigating non-response to the Labour Force Survey using administrative data
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.
Measuring Artificial Intelligence in the UK Economy using a thematic account
Sets out a methodology for an ONS 'thematic account' of artificial intelligence, describing what a thematic account is, the data and compilation approach the ONS will use, and how it will help measure AI's impact on the UK economy.
Beyond GDP insights, UK headline measures of National Well-being: September 2026
Presents new quarterly headline national well‑being measures to complement GDP, offering insights into quality of life and progress across the UK and informing broader measures of economic and social policy success.
Component approach to measuring labour productivity, UK: 1997 to 2024
Assesses methods and impacts of introducing a component approach to UK labour productivity measurement, covering methodological choices and how estimates would change for 1997–2024.
Deaths registered monthly in England and Wales: August 2026
Monthly registration counts of deaths in England and Wales for August 2026, broken down by usual residence across regions, counties, health areas, local/unitary authorities and London boroughs, to support mortality monitoring and local comparisons.
Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: August 2026
Findings from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey covering public opinions and social trends in Great Britain for August 2026, including attitudes on key issues, household water use and restrictions, and the cost of living.