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UK economy records surprise 0.3% growth in first month of the Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/uk-economy-records-surprise-growth-first-month-iran-war-ons-data #EconomicGrowthGdp #EconomicPolicy #Economics #Inflation #BankOfEngland #Politics #Business #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #Oil #Gas #Commodities #OfficeForNationalStatistics #ServicesSector

Deaths projected to outnumber births in UK every year from 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/deaths-projected-to-outnumber-births-in-uk-every-year-from-2026 #Population #UkNews #OfficeForNationalStatistics

Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/27/findings-healthy-life-expectancy-uk-shed-light-deteriorating-health #UkNews #Health #LifeExpectancy #HealthPolicy #Labour #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Politics

UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/uk-undershoots-annual-borrowing-target #GovernmentBorrowing #RachelReeves #Business #Economics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #TaxAndSpending #EconomicPolicy #Politics #UkNews

UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-rises-soaring-fuel-prices-iran-war #Inflation #Economics #UsisraelWarOnIran #Business #PetrolPrices #EnergyIndustry #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews #BankOfEngland #Motoring #Money

UK borrowing rises unexpectedly to £14.3bn in February https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/20/uk-borrowing-rises-unexpectedly-in-february #GovernmentBorrowing #RachelReeves #Business #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Economics #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran

Sobering times: alcohol-free beer added to UK inflation basket https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/16/alcohol-free-beer-uk-inflation-basket-prices-cpi-rpi-ons-hummus-pet-grooming #Inflation #Economics #FoodDrinkIndustry #Business #Beer #Food #UkNews #Alcohol #Society #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkCostOfLivingCrisis

Bleak economic data shows UK plc in trouble well before the Middle East crisis https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/13/bleak-economic-data-shows-uk-plc-in-trouble-well-before-the-middle-east-crisis #EconomicGrowthGdp #EconomicPolicy #Economics #Business #Politics #UkNews #ConstructionIndustry #ServicesSector #RachelReeves #RetailIndustry #OfficeForNationalStatistics #BankOfEngland #Commodities #InterestRates #ConsumerSpending #Inflation #UkCostOfLivingCrisis

Life dissatisfaction in UK not improved since Covid, wellbeing data shows https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/27/life-dissatisfaction-in-uk-not-improved-since-covid-wellbeing-data-shows #Economics #HealthWellbeing #EconomicGrowthGdp #Business #MentalHealth #Coronavirus #UkNews #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Society

Number of young people in UK not in work or education rises closer to 1m https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/26/rise-in-neets-young-people-not-in-work-education-uk-ons #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #WorkCareers #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Unemployment #Business #Society #UkNews #Money

ONS criticises hit TV series Industry over characters impersonating staff https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/20/ons-office-national-statistics-tv-industry-bbc #Bbc #TelevisionIndustry #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Television #UkNews #Culture #Drama #TelevisionRadio #Media

Art and antiques help lift retail sales in Great Britain to biggest monthly rise since 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/20/art-and-antiques-help-lift-retail-sales-in-great-britain-to-biggest-monthly-rise-since-2024 #RetailIndustry #Business #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews

UK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/uk-reports-record-breaking-surplus-rachel-reeves #TaxAndSpending #GovernmentBorrowing #RachelReeves #Business #OfficeForNationalStatistics #Politics #UkNews #EconomicPolicy #Economics

Boost for chancellor as UK public finances see record-breaking surplus of £XXbn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/19/boost-for-chancellor-as-uk-public-finances-see-record-breaking-surplus-of-xxbn #PublicFinance #Society #RachelReeves #Politics #UkNews #EconomicPolicy #OfficeForNationalStatistics

UK inflation falls to 3%, giving hopes of early cut in interest rates https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/18/uk-inflation-falls-interest-rates-bank-of-england #Inflation #Economics #Business #InterestRates #BankOfEngland #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews #RachelReeves

UK unemployment rate rises to 5.2%, the highest level in nearly five years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/uk-unemployment-rate-ons-interest-rates #Economics #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #UkNews #Business

UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/12/uk-economy-gdp-reasons-for-optimism-analysis #EconomicGrowthGdp #RachelReeves #Economics #Business #Labour #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UkNews #Politics

📑 NEWLY PUBLISHED - CPC-CG members Vincent Ramos and Ann Berrington examine the relationship between young adults living with their parents, their employment status and socioeconomic background.

Read at: https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf058

#youngadults #labourmarket #unemployment #underemployment #temporarywork #agencywork #intergenerational #adulthood #socialclass #socioeconomic #employment #earningsdisparities #uklabourforcesurvey #serviceclass #socialscience #demography #officefornationalstatistics

UK GDP contracted by 0.3% in April, underperforming forecasts, as services weighed on growth; pound trimmed gains after the data release.
#YonhapInfomax #UKGDP #OfficeForNationalStatistics #IndustrialProduction #ManufacturingOutput #PoundDollarExchangeRate #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=67273

UK unemployment rate drops to 4.4% in Q4 2023, beating market expectations, while payroll employment shows mixed trends and wage growth remains robust
#YonhapInfomax #UKUnemploymentRate #OfficeForNationalStatistics #PayrollEmployment #WageGrowth #LaborMarket #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=51239

In today's #OfficeforNationalStatistics National #Population Projections, UK #childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.

A new #ESRC-funded paper published today by CPC-CG members reviews how changing #partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/52/7/

CPC Associate James Robards of the #OfficeforNationalStatistics explains how the latest #NationalPopulationProjections - released today - incorporate the most up-to-date info available, why variant projections are so important, and how historic #projections compare with #population estimates: https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2025/01/28/national-population-projections-past-present-and-future/

ONS scraps plans to stop reporting the deaths of homeless people | Homelessness | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/26/ons-scraps-plans-deaths-homeless-people

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