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Head of Quarterly Regional GDP Development, Gemma Rabaiotti provides an update on plans to reinstate our quarterly estimates of regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in an improved form. Find out more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eM8aYWX7

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Retail sales volumes were up by 1.0% in February 2025. Following a rise of 1.4% in January 2025 (revised down from a rise of 1.7%).    Retail sales jumped again in February with increases across most sectors.     However, after a very strong January, food sales fell back this month, particularly across supermarkets.  It was a positive month for household goods stores with their largest rise since April 2021, driven by hardware store sales. Clothing sales also picked up a little, due to falling prices from widespread discounting.     Looking at the wider trend, retail sales are now showing growth across both the three-month and annual period, but remain below pre-pandemic levels.    Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCQvS4PB #RetailSales #FoodStores #Supermarkets

The economy was unchanged from our initial estimates in the fourth quarter of 2024, though there were upward revisions to late 2023 and the first half of 2024.      The household saving ratio rose in the latest period, with the contribution of non-pension saving at the highest rate on record outside the period affected by the pandemic.  Real households’ disposable income per head is estimated to have grown by 1.7% in Quarter 4 2024 (Oct to Dec), up from 0.6% in Quarter 3 2024 (Jul to Sep). Read more ➡️   https://lnkd.in/eJN7MCXS  

Annual UK public service productivity increased by 4.0% in 2022, following a revised increase of 7.3% in 2021 and a decline of 14.1% in 2020. The growth in 2022 was mainly due to inputs falling 3.5%, its first decline since 2016 and the largest percentage decrease in inputs since the series began in 1997. Output growth of 0.4% also contributed. Today’s figures use for the first time the improved methods in the National Statistician’s review of the measurement of public service productivity ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMi3Q94r Read our release, Public service productivity: total, UK, 2022  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePMSd8bW UK Statistics Authority #PublicServiceProductivity 

Last year, we committed to providing additional guidance on the appropriate use of the Census 2021 gender identity estimates.    The additional insights will feed into the growing understanding of the strengths and limitations of different approaches to collecting data on gender identity.     We are now focusing on widespread engagement to develop new harmonised sex and gender identity standards that are well understood and meet the needs of users.    Read our latest blog post ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ekPM75dd #Gender #Identity #Census

Take a look at our new Deaths registered weekly, England and Wales dashboard. Information includes:   • deaths registered • expected deaths • trend in the past two years • deaths by selected causes • deaths by country We would like your feedback on our dashboard, you can use the pop-up survey response to tell us your thoughts. Go to the dashboard ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHRvHbiP

Average UK house prices increased by 4.9%, to £269,000 in the year to January 2025. This annual growth was up from 4.6% in the 12 months to December 2024. Average UK private rents increased by 8.1% in the year to February 2025, down from 8.7% in January 2025. The North East had the highest annual house price inflation in January 2025, at 9.1%. This was up from 6.9% in December 2024. London had the lowest annual inflation in January 2025, at 2.3%, up from 0.4% in December 2024. Commenting on today’s house price data for January 2025 and rents data for February 2025, ONS Head of Housing Market Indices Aimee North said 💬 “UK house price annual inflation rose again in January, for the sixth consecutive month. “Within the nations and regions, the North East showed the highest growth while London remains the region with the lowest. “Rental prices annual inflation slowed again across most UK nations and regions. London continues to be the region with the highest rent annual increases.” Read the article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ebuEwmKj #HousePrices #PrivateRents #Housing

Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.8% in the 12 months to February 2025, down from 3.0% in January 2025. Commenting on today’s inflation figures for February 2025, ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said 💬 “Inflation eased in February. Clothing prices, particularly for women’s clothes, was the biggest driver for this month’s fall. “This was only partially offset by small increases, for example, from alcoholic drinks.” Read the full article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exvucUBh #CPI #Inflation #ConsumerPriceIndex