ONS releases - Profitability of UK companies, Capital stock and consumption of fixed capital in the UK, Renewable energy in the UK, and Excess winter mortality in England and Wales

View in browser 22 November 2017 Economy Profitability of UK companies: April to June 2017 Private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) reported a slight decline in net rate of return from 12.9% for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017 to 12.6% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2017. The net rate of return for UK continental shelf (UKCS) companies fell to 3.2% in Quarter 2 2017, the first quarterly decline in profitability since Quarter 2 2016. Manufacturing companies' net rate of return remained unchanged at 15.3%. Services companies' rate of return decreased to 16.5% in Quarter 2 2017 compared with 18.6% in Quarter 1 2017. Capital stock and consumption of fixed capital in the UK: 2017 The UK's net capital stock was estimated at £4.4 trillion at the end of 2016, increasing by 1.5% compared with 2015. Net capital stock grew by an average of 1.5% per year between 1998 and 2016. Prior to the economic downturn, net capital stock increased on average by 2.0% per year, slowing to an average of 0.8% per year since 2010. At the end of 2016, services industries held an estimated 75.9% of total net capital stocks, construction 9.6% and manufacturing 5.8%; other production industries accounted for the remaining 8.6% of net stocks held. In 2016 consumption of fixed capital for the UK was estimated at £236 billion, an increase of 2.0% compared with 2015. UK public sector finances, data tables: Oct 2017 Public sector borrowing and cash requirements tables. Renewable energy in the UK The global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are designed to measure progress across the world.  This SlideShare looks at the data on renewable energy consumption in the UK, one of the targets for the SDGs. View the SlideShare People, population and community Excess winter mortality in England and Wales: 2016 to 2017 (provisional) and 2015 to 2016 (final) More people die in the winter than in the summer in England and Wales. Our latest release looks at the number of excess winter deaths for the winter period 2016/17.  There were 34,300 excess winter deaths in 2016/17, over one third of these were caused by respiratory diseases. There were more excess winter deaths than the last winter period, though not as many as the 2014/15 peak. Females and the elderly were most affected by excess winter mortality in the 2016/17 winter period. Find out more through the latest statistics out today. Explore excess winter mortality data in England and Wales The National Statistical blog is 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.  Visit National Statistical Our digital team regularly write about our approach and progress to the website and social media. Visit our Digital Blog Find out how our Data Science Campus is exploring how sources such as administrative data & social data, and techniques such as machine learning and natural language processing, can improve our understanding of the UK's economy, communities & people. Visit the Data Science Campus Blog Looking for local statistics? A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics. Census Discover how our census statistics help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. Visual.ONS Visual.ONS is a website exploring new approaches to making ONS statistics accessible and relevant to a wide public audience. Email sent by Office for National Statistics

 

 

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