Economy
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Economy Bank of England Projects CPI Inflation at 3.2% in Late 2026
The Bank of England now projects UK consumer price inflation will reach 3.2% in the final quarter of 2026, driven by higher energy costs…
2 August 2026 -
Economy Men aged 90 and over in UK up by more than half since 2004, ONS figures show
The UK’s over-90 population reached 625,000 in 2024 — a 53.7 per cent rise since 2004 — with men driving recent growth as their life…
1 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Data Shows How Sepsis Hospitalisation Hits Earnings and Jobs Over Five Years
New Office for National Statistics analysis tracks the labour market outcomes of working-age sepsis survivors in England across a five-year…
1 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Sets Out How Its UK-Wide Forecasts Feed Into Devolved Government Funding
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published a new article explaining how its official economic and fiscal forecasts underpin funding…
1 August 2026 -
Economy UK Business Creations Rise 2.2 Per Cent in Q2 2026, Led by Administration Sector
The Office for National Statistics reports 79,325 new businesses were registered across the UK between April and June 2026, a 2.2 per cent…
1 August 2026 -
Economy How Long Kent Residents Can Expect to Live Disability-Free Varies by Neighbourhood, ONS Data Show
New figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal a gap of more than 17 years in disability-free life expectancy between England’s…
1 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Data Shows Men in Wales Expect 2.8 Fewer Healthy Years Than Women in England
New ONS figures put median healthy life expectancy at birth at 65.3 years for males and 66.8 years for females across English small areas…
1 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Weekly Dashboard Shows UK Retail Footfall Up 7 Per Cent Year-on-Year
The Office for National Statistics has updated its real-time economic dashboard for the week to 12 July 2026, showing retail footfall…
31 July 2026 -
Economy ONS Research Links Personal Health Conditions to Lower Employment Rates
Dr Emma Sharland, head of the ONS Health Research Group, has commented on findings from a Government Analysis Function study examining how…
31 July 2026 -
Economy CBI Survey Shows Manufacturing Down 30 Per Cent as UK Business Volumes Fall Sharply
CBI quarterly survey data show double-digit declines across manufacturing, distribution and services, with Kent’s logistics corridor and…
30 July 2026 -
Economy Net migration to England and Wales falls by two-thirds in year to mid-2025
ONS provisional figures show net international migration dropped from 612,500 to 211,700 in a single year, with the natural population…
30 July 2026 -
Economy England and Wales 90-Plus Population Hits 581,400, Up 16 Per Cent in a Decade
New ONS figures show the number of people aged 90 and over in England and Wales reached 581,400 in mid-2025, a 3.0 per cent rise on the…
30 July 2026