Thursday, April 6, 2017

ONS releases - UK economic review: Apr 2017, Quarterly mortality reports, England: data up to Dec 2016, Measuring national well-being: Life in the UK, Apr 2017 and Introducing our new interactive well-being dashboard

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6 April 2017


Economy

UK economic review: Apr 2017

A new survey on management practices shows family-owned businesses are associated with lower than average productivity at the firm level.

The development of VAT data within national accounts will significantly improve the coverage of smaller businesses in the measurement of gross domestic product (GDP).

New ONS procedures will help identify future downturns

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published details of a raft of measures that will help it spot future economic downturns quicker. As part of the wholesale transformation of economic statistics, ONS is working on identifying future turning points as soon as they happen, ensuring policymakers have all the information they need to react in time. Find out more

UK Environmental Accounts: Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy Survey, final estimates: 2015

In 2015, an estimated 234,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees were working directly in low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) activities in the UK, accounting for 1.0% of total UK non-financial employees.

LCRE activities generated £43.1 billion turnover in 2015, accounting for 1.3% of total UK non-financial turnover.


People, population and community

Measuring national well-being: Life in the UK, Apr 2017

The latest update provides a broadly positive picture of life in the UK, with the majority of indicators either improving or staying the same over the 1 year period.

Considering the 43 national well-being indicators, 15 improved, 18 stayed the same and 2 deteriorated, compared with 1 year earlier.

Satisfaction with our jobs, health, and leisure time all showed improvements on a 1-year and 3-year basis.

Quarterly mortality reports, England: data up to Dec 2016

There were provisionally 490,705 deaths registered in 2016; this is 4,604 fewer than in 2015, but 21,828 more than in 2014, and 19,229 more than the average over the period 2011 to 2015.

The death rate in 2016 was the second lowest since 2001 (based on death rates adjusted for changes in the age structure of the population), despite 2016 having the fifth-highest number of deaths over that period.


Explore life in the UK in our new interactive dashboard 

We've published a new interactive dashboard that lets you assess how we're doing across economic, social and environmental indicators. 

Find out how well-being in the UK is changing over time.

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Our new well-being dashboard of measures replaces the previous wheel. Find out more in our blogpost

Our digital team regularly write about our approach and progress to the website and social media.

Visit our Digital Blog

National Statistical is our corporate blog. It's the place to find insight into the role data plays in the decisions affecting our lives, the changes we are making to take advantage of it and the ways we keep it secure. 

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