Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Goods exports to the United States, excluding precious metals, fell by £1.5 bn (24.7%) in April 2025 following the introduction of tariffs. The value of exports has consistently remained below pre-tariff levels between April 2025 and February 2026. ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/nation…

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Insolvency Service HR1 forms show the number of potential redundancies decreased by 3% in the week to 19 April 2026, compared with the previous week, and decreased by 32% when compared with the equivalent week of 2025. Explore our dashboard ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/econom…

Week to 19 April 2026 compared with the previous week: • growth rate for average automotive fuel prices was up 3 percentage points (pp) & up 33pp compared with same week in 2025 • growth rate for average fuel demand per transaction fell by 5pp & fell 17pp on the year

New economic activity and social change data in the week to 26 April 2026 shows the: • System Average Price (SAP) of gas was broadly unchanged • System Price of electricity increased by 1% Both increased compared with the equivalent week of 2025 by 31% and 25%, respectively.

The number of deaths registered in the previous week (Week 15 2026) was affected by the Easter Monday bank holiday, which can mean fewer death registrations. Therefore, caution is needed when comparing across weeks and with expected deaths.

11,945 deaths were registered in England and Wales, week ending 17 April 2026 (Week 16 2026): · 5.7% higher than expected (644 more deaths) · 11.8% involved influenza or pneumonia (1,407 deaths) · 0.2% involved Coronavirus (20 deaths) Dashboard ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Government-financed healthcare made up most healthcare spending in the UK (81%) and was £280 billion in 2025, in real-terms an increase of 4.2% from 2024.

Provisional estimates show that nominal UK healthcare expenditure was approximately £345bn in 2025. Total UK healthcare expenditure grew 3.9% in real terms to stand at 11.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Today, @IMFNews has granted recognition that the ONS meets the Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus, the highest tier of IMF’s data standard. Read James Benford and Rebecca Richmond’s reflections on this achievement blog.ons.gov.uk/2026/04/28/mak…

The population of the UK is projected to increase by 1.7 million over the first 10 years of our latest population projections (2024-based): • from an estimated 69.3 million in mid-2024 • to an estimated 71.0 million in mid-2034 Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

There were 83,195 business closures in Quarter 1 2026, 1.1% down on Quarter 1 2025. The most significant decreases came from the transportation and storage, and business administration and support services industries.

There were 78,650 business creations in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2026, a fall of 8.0% on Quarter 1 2025. The most significant decreases came from the health and social care, and finance and insurance industries. Read the article ➡️ ons.gov.uk/businessindust…

Motor fuel sales rose on the quarter, with retailers saying that many motorists had been filling up their tanks in March following the start of conflict in the Middle East. Non-store retailers - predominantly online - also grew, with suggestions that the spring sales went well.

Retail sales were 1.6% up in January to March 2026 on the previous three months. Non-food stores rose by 2.0%, with art selling well and a strong quarter for beauty product stores as retailers reported launching new collections. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/businessindust…

We've update our dataset on Experiences of local GP services, NHS treatment waiting lists, community health services, dentistry and pharmacy services. Analysing data from the Health Insight Survey commissioned by NHS England. Explore the dataset 🔎ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Police recorded crime data for YE Dec 2025 shows: • offences involving firearms down by 9% (4,753 offences) • homicides down by 6% (503 offences) • offences involving knives or sharp instruments decreased by 10% (49,151 offences) • shoplifting down 1% (509,566 offences)

There were an estimated 2.6 million theft incidents, an 11% decrease compared with last year’s survey (2.9 million incidents). This was mainly because of a 22% fall in domestic burglary (to 327,000 incidents) and a 14% fall in vehicle-related theft (to 596,000 incidents).

The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated 9.6 million incidents of headline crime (theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury) in YE Dec 2025, no change compared with the YE Dec 2024. Read more➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

In Mar 2026, compared with the previous month there were increases in: · the System Average Price (65%) · the System Price of electricity (20%) Both increased when compared with Mar 2025 by 30% and 8%, respectively. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/econom…

Direct Debit failure rate increased in Mar 2026 (2.41%) when compared with Mar 2025 (2.19%). In Mar 2026, recipients receiving State Pension had the lowest failure rate for ‘Electricity and gas’ payments (0.3%), while those receiving Universal Credit had the highest (12.0%).

In the latest economic and social change release, alongside our regular Direct Debit average amount and failure rates across the six service categories, we are introducing additional breakdowns for type of benefit received and by salary quintile.