Short-term economic indicators

View in browser 9 February 2018 Economy Commenting on today's short-term economic indicator figures, senior statistician Ole Black said:  "Manufacturing continued to grow strongly in the last three months of the year with metal goods and pharmaceuticals driving growth. However, overall production growth slowed due to the shutdown of the cracked Forties pipeline.  "Construction was broadly flat across 2017, thanks to a strong December. However, house building and infrastructure were the only bright spots with all other areas of the industry falling back throughout the year.  "The headline trade deficit widened in the fourth quarter with the impact of increased oil imports accentuated by rising crude prices." Short-term indicators economic commentary: February 2018 UK index of production: December 2017  Construction output in Great Britain: December 2017 UK trade: December 2017 Help us design the questions for the 2021 Census Get involved Visit the National Statistical blog to see the many ways ONS is working to give the UK better statistics for better decisions. 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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