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Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have fallen by 2.7% in May 2025, following a rise of 1.3% in April 2025 (revised up from a rise of 1.2% in our last bulletin). Food store sales ...
2. Hybrid working has increased since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Our Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) asks workers about their working patterns in the previous seven days. We use this ...
1. Main points. Total Revolut debit card spending decreased by 2% in the week to 23 March 2025 compared with the previous week, with notable spending decreases in Services (7%) and Entertainment (3%); ...
2. Research findings Census 2021 gender identity estimates can provide a broad indication of the size of the trans population in England and Wales and insights into some characteristics. This article ...
Source: Consumer price inflation from the Office for National Statistics Notes Based on an analysis of variation in price changes between the individual items chosen to represent each division in the ...
Understanding local job markets is important for the UK economy. If we know which jobs are being advertised most frequently, and what relevant skills local people have, it helps us to identify ...
4. Similarities and differences in cancer waiting times standards. To understand the comparability of UK cancer waiting times standards and statistics, we conducted a collaborative review with NHS ...
2. Why NHS planned care waiting times are measured All UK countries collect data on waiting times for planned care to assess performance against standards, as set out in the NHS constitution for ...
Summary of request Data from the Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study (Winter CIS), England and Scotland. The data include: weighted percentages of those with self-reported long COVID, for at ...
2. Rising insolvencies among businesses in England and Wales Company insolvencies in England and Wales have been rising since 2021. Total company insolvencies, on a seasonally adjusted basis, in ...
See the latest average house prices and monthly private rental prices for your local area, and how they have changed over time. Select a district or unitary authority by typing, or click on an area in ...
2. Overall trends in drug misuse In the year ending March 2023, an estimated 9.5% of people aged 16 to 59 years (approximately 3.1 million people) and 17.6% of people aged 16 to 24 years (around one ...