Consumer trends, UK: October to December 2026
Presents UK household final consumption expenditure for October–December 2026, measuring quarterly growth in spending on goods and services by UK households and contributing to GDP analysis.
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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.
UK Trade: December 2026
UK Trade for December 2026 publishes the total values of exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, with chained volume measures and implied deflators, covering the latest monthly trade picture for the UK.
GDP monthly estimate, UK: August 2026 time series
Monthly UK GDP time‑series data for August 2026, published as part of the ONS monthly GDP release, covering headline GDP and component series used to track output in services, production and construction over time.
Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 15 October 2026
Experimental real‑time indicators for 15 October 2026 using rapid surveys and novel data sources to track UK economic activity and social change, offering early signals ahead of official releases.
Index of Services, UK: August 2026
The Index of Services for August 2026 reports monthly movements in gross value added for service industries, which account for around 79% of UK GDP, providing a monthly indicator of services sector activity.
UK Trade: August 2026
Monthly release of UK trade for August 2026 presenting total values of exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators, showing trade flows and price adjustments.
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.
UK overseas trade in goods statistics: August 2026
Comprehensive UK Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics for August 2026, providing country and product‑level trade data across more than 9,000 commodities and 200+ partner countries.
Index of Production, UK: August 2026
The Index of Production for August 2026 shows seasonally adjusted movements in the volume of production across manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management sectors for the UK.
UK overseas trade in goods statistics August 2026: import and export data
Monthly UK overseas trade release giving EU and non‑EU import and export totals and breakdowns for August 2026, enabling comparison of trade flows by partner bloc for that month.
Index of Services, UK: August 2026 time series
Time series for the UK Index of Services for August 2026, showing monthly movements in gross value added across service industries, which account for around 79% of UK GDP.
New UK sanctions hit the money, oil and supply chains fuelling Russia's war
The UK has announced 38 new sanctions targeting Russian oil firms, shadow‑fleet tankers and suppliers of goods critical to Russia’s military, aiming to disrupt finance, petroleum flows and defence supply chains supporting the war in Ukraine.
Review of CCP collateral rules - letters of credit
Bank of England Research publishes a review of central counterparty (CCP) collateral rules focused on the treatment of letters of credit, assessing implications for margining and resilience in UK financial market infrastructure.
Small Business Survey 2025: panel report
Reports longitudinal results from businesses reinterviewed in 2022–25, analysing changes in turnover, staffing, investment, and business conditions across the survey panel to identify trends over four years.
Gross Value Added industry weights time series dataset, consistent with Blue Book 2026
Updated Gross Value Added industry weights consistent with Blue Book 2026, revising the annual industry weights used in the output approach to GDP as published in the Quarterly National Accounts on 30 September 2026.
Index of Production, UK: August 2026 time series
Delivers seasonally adjusted time series for UK production output in August 2026, covering manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management with index movements and growth rates.
Steel strategy
The government sets out its steel strategy, detailing policy measures and objectives to support the UK steel sector’s competitiveness, security of supply and decarbonisation across the industry.
Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): business models
Government updates proposed commercial frameworks for CCUS business models covering transport and storage, power sector arrangements and industrial carbon capture, setting out how commercial arrangements might support deployment and investment.
Trends in UK industry concentration: 2007 to 2025
New statistics track industry-level concentration from 2007 to 2025, presenting measures of market concentration over time to show how dominance and competition have changed across UK industries and inform competition and industrial policy debates.
Small Business Survey 2025: businesses with employees
Summarises 2025 survey findings for small and medium-sized enterprises with employees, detailing performance indicators such as employment numbers, turnover, recruitment difficulties and barriers to growth.
Chancellor says ‘It is my job to protect resilience of the UK economy and the budget will do that’ in the face of international headwinds
Chancellor John Healey used the IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok to argue the UK budget will protect economic resilience amid global headwinds and to urge international cooperation to strengthen growth conditions.
CMA fines firms £6 million for misleading sales tactics
The Competition and Markets Authority has fined firms a total of £6 million for misleading sales tactics; affected customers will receive around £440,000 in refunds as part of the enforcement action.
National Survey of Businesses wave 1: June to August 2026
Official Statistics release presenting results from wave 1 of the National Survey of Businesses, with fieldwork conducted June to August 2026, covering business responses on topics specified in the survey instrument.
How boosting household economic security could unlock productivity growth
Presents new findings that improving household economic security can itself drive productivity growth, positioning economic security as a policy lever for stronger, more resilient economic performance.
Construction output in Great Britain: August 2026
Short‑term measures of construction industry output in Great Britain for August 2026, providing monthly estimates of work done across construction sectors and changes in activity compared with previous months.
Plan to unlock organic market for stronger farms, more homegrown food
A long-term DEFRA plan aims to expand England’s organic sector, boost homegrown food supply and help farmers meet rising consumer demand through support measures intended to increase organic production and market access.
Travel trends: 2025
Annual estimates of UK residents’ overseas travel and inbound tourism for 2025, covering numbers of visits, visitor spending, nights spent and purpose of visit. Classified as official statistics currently in development.
Small Business Survey 2025: businesses with no employees
Presents 2025 findings on sole traders and other businesses with no employees, covering performance measures such as turnover, business survival, trading status and challenges faced by micro-businesses operating alone.
The hidden barrier to labour market dynamism
Explores how low rates of job‑to‑job moves among economically insecure workers are suppressing UK labour market dynamism and, in turn, holding back productivity growth.