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Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. Contact ons.gov.uk/aboutus

Joined November 2010

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The number of potential redundancies decreased by 12% in the week to 31 May 2026, compared with the previous week, but increased by 59% when compared with the equivalent week of 2025 (Insolvency Service HR1 forms). Dashboard ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/econom…
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Week to 31 May 2026 compared with the previous week: • growth rate for average automotive fuel prices was broadly unchanged & up 35 percentage points (pp) compared with same week in 2025 • growth rate for average fuel demand per transaction was down 1pp & fell 15pp on the year
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New economic activity & social change data in the week to 7 June 2026 compared with the previous week: • System Average Price of gas increased 3% • System Price of electricity decreased 15% Both increased compared with the equivalent week of 2025 by 40%.
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The difference in weekly expenditure between the richest and poorest fifth of households increased from 2.5 times to 2.7 times, at £1,083.60 and £407.30, marking the largest increase since financial year ending (FYE) 2021.
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The largest contributors to increased weekly spending by UK households were real-terms increases in net rent (£3.30, 6%), second-hand car purchases (£5.50, 25%), on package holidays abroad (£4.10, 14%) and energy (£2.20, 7%).
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In the financial year ending (FYE) 2025: Average weekly household expenditure increased to £676.60, a nominal increase of £53.30 (9%) from the previous year. After accounting for inflation there was a real-terms increase of £35.10 (5%). Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
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The latest week included a bank holiday, which can mean fewer death registrations. This can lead to larger differences when comparing with the previous weeks and with expected deaths
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8,641 deaths were registered in England and Wales, week ending 29 May 2026 (Week 22): · 2.0% higher than expected (169 more deaths) · 11.4% involved influenza or pneumonia (988 deaths) · 0.1% involved Coronavirus (10 deaths) Dashboard ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
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The volume of the UK's net capital stock is estimated to have grown by 1.5% to £5.9 trillion in 2025, after a 1.8% rise in 2024, revised up from an initial 1.4% rise.
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The UK's overall net worth - the national balance sheet - is estimated at £13.3 trillion in 2025. Up from £13.1 trillion in 2024. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/nation…
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Today we published fertility for those born in different years, and for the first time it included cohort estimates of fertility for men. Find out more about how the new figures were produced in our latest blog post ⬇️
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Introducing new figures on fathers’ fertility and families
For almost two centuries detailed data on childbearing by mothers has been produced. However, until now, completing that fertility picture with data on fathers has been more challenging. Here Greg Cee
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Commenting on today’s release, Greg Ceely, Head of Population Life Events, Office for National Statistics, said💬
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Completed family size in England and Wales is projected to decline. Projected average completed family size: · Women born in 2008 – 1.48 children · Women born in 2026 – 1.43 children Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
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