Office for National Statistics

UK economy grows for second month in a row

UK GDP increased slightly for the second month in a row, in another sign the economy is edging out of…

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Asda’s mean Gender Pay difference hits 6.6%

Asda has today (27 February) published its 2023 Gender Pay figures, confirming that the mean pay difference between all male…

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Retail sales jump 3.4% giving optimism despite recession

Retail sales in the UK jumped 3.4% in January 2024 after falling 3.2% in December, according to data from the…

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Retail theft hits highest rate in 20 years

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that there were over 400,000 incidents of shoplifting in the year to…

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Today’s news in brief-19/1/24

In December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a significant 3.2% drop in retail sales volumes in the…

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Today’s news in brief-17/1/24

In a surprising turn of events, inflation in December exceeded economists’ predictions, rising to 4%, contrary to the forecasted decrease…

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Inflation unexpectedly rises in December

Inflation unexpectedly increased to 4% in December off the back of rises in fuel and tobacco prices. According to the…

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UK economy rebounds in Nov

The UK economy rebounded in November as monthly GDP increased 0.3% off the back on a 0.3% fall in October,…

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Today’s news in brief-20/12/23

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that UK inflation has decreased to 3.9% in the year…

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UK inflation falls to two-year low of 3.9% 

UK inflation has fallen to 3.9% in the year to November, the lowest level seen in two years, according to…

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