Economy
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Economy ONS revises UK digital infrastructure figures and adds 2025 estimates as data centres and AI reshape investment picture
The Office for National Statistics has updated its digital economy analysis with more recent data and 2025 estimates where available, as…
24 August 2026 -
Economy UK Digital Infrastructure Investment Hit £11.2 Billion in 2025, ONS Figures Show
New Office for National Statistics research reveals market sector spending on digital infrastructure is more than triple the figure…
24 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Explains How Data Centres Count in UK Investment and Emissions Figures
The Office for National Statistics has set out exactly how data centres supporting AI and cloud computing are recorded in business…
24 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Social Surveys Keep Kent Residents Anonymous While Shaping Local Policy
The Office for National Statistics says responses to household surveys are anonymised at the earliest opportunity and used only to produce…
22 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Tells FOI Requester to Use Internal Review Route Before Going to Information Commissioner
The Office for National Statistics has directed a Freedom of Information requester to its formal appeal process, pointing them first to an…
22 August 2026 -
Economy UK Retail Sales Dip 0.5 Per Cent in July After Strong Spring
Official ONS figures confirm a modest July setback in retail volumes across Great Britain, though stronger May and June growth leaves the…
22 August 2026 -
Economy UK Borrowing Runs £2.7 Billion Above Forecast in First Quarter of 2026–27
The Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector net borrowing reached £57.6 billion in the first three months of 2026–27, coming in…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Retail Sales Volumes Up 1.1% Over Three Months to July 2026, ONS Says
Official ONS figures show retail sales volumes across Great Britain rose by 1.1 per cent in the three months to July 2026 compared with the…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Public Sector Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion, Up £127 Billion Year-on-Year
ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Government Borrowing Hits £1.8 Billion in July 2026, Up 69 Per Cent on Last Year
ONS figures show public sector net borrowing rose by £0.7 billion compared with July 2025, coming in £2.3 billion above the Office for…
21 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Chief Economist Comments on UK Public Sector Finances Figures
Grant Fitzner has summarised the latest monthly public sector finances data, pointing to borrowing that remains historically high in cash…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Manufacturers’ Price Expectations Double in August, CBI Figures Show
The balance measuring expected selling price inflation jumped from +11 in July to +22 in August, the CBI reported on 20 August 2026, with…
21 August 2026