Our sources

Where each figure comes from.

Bank of England

Companies House

  • New companies

    Incorporations, all companies, United Kingdom

    UK|All Companies|Incorporations|Total

HM Land Registry

  • House prices

    UK House Price Index (UK HPI), average price, all property types

    Average price All property types

Insolvency Service

  • Company insolvencies

    Company insolvencies, England and Wales, monthly total

    total_ew_sa

  • Potential redundancies

    Advance notification of potential redundancies (HR1 forms), monthly management information

    Total Number of Potential Redundancies

Ministry of Justice

Office for National Statistics

  • Borrowing share of GDP

    Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks, calendar year, as a percentage of GDP, current prices, not seasonally adjusted

    JNV5

  • Core inflation

    CPI, 12-month rate, excluding energy, food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco

    DKO8

  • Debt service ratio

    Public sector (ex): Debt service ratio, percent

    FSK9

  • Employment rate

    Employment rate, aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted (Labour Force Survey)

    LF24

  • Food inflation

    CPI annual rate, food and non-alcoholic beverages

    D7G8

  • GDP growth

    Gross domestic product (GDP), quarter on quarter growth, chained volume measures, seasonally adjusted

    IHYQ

  • GDP per head

    Gross domestic product per head, chained volume measure, reference year 2024, seasonally adjusted

    IHXW

  • Government borrowing

    Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex), not seasonally adjusted

    J5II

  • Government debt

    Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks, as a percentage of gross domestic product, not seasonally adjusted

    HF6X

  • House price to earnings

    Ratio of median house price to median gross annual workplace-based earnings, England and Wales

    K04000001

  • Household income per head

    Real household disposable income per head, chained volume measure, reference year 2024, seasonally adjusted

    CRXX

  • Inactivity rate

    Economic inactivity rate, aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted (Labour Force Survey)

    LF2S

  • Inflation (CPI)

    Consumer Prices Index (CPI), 12-month rate

    D7G7

  • Job vacancies

    Job vacancies, UK, three-month average, seasonally adjusted (Vacancy Survey)

    AP2Y

  • Long-term sickness

    Economically inactive because of long-term sickness, aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted (Labour Force Survey)

    LF69

  • Pay growth after inflation

    Average weekly earnings, regular pay, adjusted for inflation (CPIH), three-month average growth on a year earlier

    A2FA

  • Pay growth before inflation

    Average weekly earnings, regular pay, before inflation, three-month average growth on a year earlier

    KAI9

  • Private rents

    Price Index of Private Rents, UK average monthly rent, not seasonally adjusted

    K02000001

  • Production output

    Index of Production, sections B to E, chained volume measure, seasonally adjusted

    K222

  • Real weekly pay

    Average weekly earnings, total pay including bonuses, real terms, seasonally adjusted (Great Britain)

    A3WX

  • Retail sales

    Retail Sales Index, volume, all retailers including fuel, seasonally adjusted (Great Britain)

    J5EK

  • Services inflation

    CPI services, 12-month rate

    D7NN

  • Services output

    Index of Services, chained volume measure, seasonally adjusted

    S2KU

  • Trade balance

    Total trade balance excluding precious metals, balance of payments basis, current prices, seasonally adjusted

    FSID

  • Trade share of GDP

    Trade in goods and services excluding precious metals, balance as a percentage of GDP, seasonally adjusted

    FUT9

  • Unemployment by area

    ILO unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, by nation and region (Labour Force Survey)

    YCNI

  • Unemployment rate

    Unemployment rate, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted (Labour Force Survey)

    MGSX

  • Vacancies per unemployed person

    Vacancies per unemployed person, our calculation from the Vacancy Survey and the Labour Force Survey

    MGSC

Ofgem

  • Electricity accounts in arrears

    Number of accounts in arrears with no arrangement to repay the debt, electricity, Great Britain

    accounts-in-arrears-no-arrangement-electricity

  • Gas accounts in arrears

    Number of accounts in arrears with no arrangement to repay the debt, gas, Great Britain

    accounts-in-arrears-no-arrangement-gas