UK Statistics

Official Sites:

Bank of England Statistics
The Bank publishes a range of monetary and financial statistics including domestic and international banking statistics. The Bank of England Statistical Interactive Database can be searched, navigated by the use of the tables provided or by using the A-Z listings.

HM Treasury
The Treasury is the UK's economic and finance ministry and contains useful UK data, including the Budget. The Economic data and tools section has links to downloadable statistics such as the latest economic indicators page which includes the Pocket Data Bank. This is a weekly publication which contains time-series data for a range of national and international indicators as an Excel file.

National Statistics

This is the home of official UK Statistics containing statistics on the UK economy, business, population and society. The latest Inflation figures, GDP, population etc. can be found on the Key figures page or by selecting Economy from the top of the homepage. The browse by theme menu will allow you to view the statistics available thematically, for example by selecting Economy to find links to the Balance of Payments, National Accounts, Price Indices and Inflation, etc.

Times Series Data is available via the Data tab. The website contains economic and socio-economic statistical data from over 40,000 major National Statistics releases. Some of the series start from 1948. You can access individual series by going through different screen selections to get the series you want which you can then download into Excel.

Well known official publications are best found by putting the title of the publication you need in quotes in the search box on the home page or by using the Publications tab.

Census
This is the most comprehensive survey on the UK population which includes data on household accommodation, relationship, demographic characteristics (e.g. sex, age, marital status), migration, cultural characteristics, health and provision of care, qualifications, employment, workplace and journey to work.

Annual Abstract of Statistics (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collections 314.1/GRE)
This annual publication is a comprehensive source of UK statistical data on a range of subjects, including population, economy (GDP), external trade and investment, education, employment, agriculture and finance. Many of the tables span 10 years. See also Monthly Digest of Statistics

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings provide information about the earnings and hours of all employees of all industries and occupations. The ASHE replaced the New Earnings Survey (NEW) from 2004.

Economic & Labour Market Review (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collections 331.0212/GRE)
The Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR) provides an up-to-date summary of the UK economy and labour market. Areas covered include: Business Output, Incomes and Household expenditure, Employment Relations (including Labour Disputes, Trade Unions), Workforce Skills, Training and Qualifications, R&D, Labour Migration and Public Sector Output Employment and Finances.

Economic Trends (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collection 330.0212/GRE)
This monthly publication ceased in December 2006 and data on UK economic accounts, prices, labour market, output and demand indicators, selected financial statistics, GDP, consumer and wholesale price indices, households' final consumption expenditure, trade, earnings, and regional and international economic indicators. It has now been replaced by Economic & Labour Market Review.

Environment Statistics on the Defra website
This section of the Defra website provides summary statistics on the environment in the United Kingdom and includes links to key facts on topics like waste and recycling, as well as links to their main publications including The Environment in your pocket (Print available in Wheatley Statistics Collection 333.70212/ENV).

Family spending - A report on the Expenditure and Food Survey (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collection 339.40212/FAM)
This is a continuous survey and the online surveys date back to 2001. The publication contains detailed analyses of what households in the UK spend their money on today.

Financial Statistics (Print available in Wheatley Statistics Collection 336.00212/GRE)
This monthly publication contains data on public sector finance, central government revenue and expenditure, money supply and credit, banks and building societies, interest and exchange rates, financial accounts, capital issues, balance sheets and balance of payments.

Living in Britain see the General Household Survey

Labour Market Trends (incorporates Employment Gazette) (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collections 331.0212 GRE)
This monthly publication ceased in December 2006 and contains a selection of labour market statistics including earnings, employment, Government training and employment programmes, New Deal, redundancies, unemployment vacancies and more. It has now been replaced by Economic & Labour Market Review.

Labour Market statistics
This monthly publication contains latest data for employment, economic activity, economic inactivity, ILO unemployment, claimant count, average earnings, productivity, unit wage costs, Jobcentre vacancies, labour disputes.

Monthly Digest of Statistics (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collection 314.1 GRE)
This monthly publication brings the figures in the Annual Abstract of Statistics up-to-date. It is however more limited in scope.

New Earnings Survey see Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

Overseas Travel and Tourism statistics (MQ6)
This quarterly publication contains data on visits to and from the UK by overseas residents and visits abroad by UK residents.

Pension Trends
This report looks at both the economic and social factors that influence pension provision and pension income in the UK over time.

Productivity - The ONS Productivity Handbook
This reference guide explains what productivity is, why it matters and how it is measured. Areas covered include productivity analysis within various sectors and at firm level as well as measures of labour and capital inputs.

Regional Trends (Print available until 2001 in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collection 314.1 REG, later editions available via National Statistics website.)
This annual publication covers a wide range of demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics, divided into regions. European Union regional statistics on key areas like population and labour are also covered.

Results from the General Household Survey (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collection 312.0941 GRE)
This annual survey collects information from people living in private households in Great Britain and has been providing key data on life in modern Britain for over 30 years. The results of the General Household Survey (GHS) have been published in Living in Britain which is available in print and via the National Statistics website.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Retail Price Index (RPI) are available on the National Statistics website, as well as data for the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices across the European Union. The CPI is the main measure of inflation in the UK for macroeconomic purposes and forms the basis for the Government's inflation target and is available from 1988 onwards. The RPI is the most familiar measure of inflation in the UK and RPI data and RPI percentage change data is available from 1947 and 1948 respectively.

Social Trends (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collections 310 SOC)
This annual publication draws together a variety of social and economic sources to show British society today and how it is changing. This is a useful source of data on a range of social subjects, including, population, education, health, housing, lifestyles, income, labour market, etc.

UK 2005 the official Yearbook (Print available in Wheatley QR 941.086/UNI)
This overview of the UK covers government, international relations, the economy, public finance, financial services, international trade and investment, education and training, the labour market, social protection, health, crime and justice, religion, culture, communications and the media, sport, environment and much more.

United Kingdom National Accounts - The Blue Book (Print available in Wheatley and Headington Statistics Collectiosn 339.30212/NAT)
This annual publication provides detailed estimates of national accounts, including gross national product, consumption, income and expenditure for the UK. All tables contain data for the last nine years and some contain data for the last eighteen years. The blue book is available online from 2000 onwards and time series datasets are available online from 1948 onwards.

United Kingdom Balance of Payments - The Pink book (Print available in Wheatley Statistics Collection 382.170212/UNI)
This annual publication has detailed estimate of UK balance of payments, including the current account (trade in goods and services, income and current transfers transactions), the capital and financial accounts and the International Investment Position.