Niesr research highlights fragile nature of economy heading into general election
Rate-setters face prolonged uncertainty over state of labour market due to problems at Office for National Statistics
Enjoy the baby-boom hopes while they last
Estimates for net migration higher than the assumed level underpinning latest Budget forecasts
Rise in proportion of women working full-time fails to fully offset decline
Uptick in inflation and disappointing retail sales complicate picture for Bank of England, say analysts
Figures raise risk that UK fell into technical recession at the end of 2023
First increase in rate for 10 months leads traders to scale back expectations of interest rate cuts
Gross domestic product up 0.3%, says ONS, driven by growth in services sector
ONS figures mark first drop across non-overlapping period since at least 1980
Institute for Fiscal Studies study says rise in burden on government will not be captured by official measures
Government proposals to end publication of the statistics come as homelessness surges in England and Wales
ONS registers fastest month-on-month growth in November since start of 2023
Bigger than expected drop sparks slide in sterling as traders reinforce bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts
ONS data shows biggest drop in London and points to impact of high interest rates on property market
GDP weaker than forecast as output declines in all three main sectors
Data from Office for National Statistics lays bare uneven impact of cost of living crisis
ONS’s new methodology comes as rate-setters seek to tame price rises
Rosier picture of jobs market comes on top of upgrades to GDP but statistics agency urges caution
Ex-home secretary Suella Braverman calls 2022 figures slap in face for public but ONS signals levels may be coming down
Privacy concerns have made people cautious about answering personal questions
Bigger than expected fall allows Rishi Sunak to say he has met pledge to halve rate of price rises
Rental charges rise at record pace as high borrowing costs hit both would-be buyers and landlords
ONS moves to increase response rate and improve reliability after series of embarrassing revisions
Efficiency rises just 1.7% over 16 years, a trend described as ‘alarming’ by experts
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