The Latest Breaking News from the Office for National Statistics

Average UK house prices fell 3.1% in year to March, while energy costs are now falling in the eurozone and US core PCE inflation has dropped

March 24 marked the publication of the final bulletin of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey after nearly three years of tracking COVID infections in the UK. The first bulletin was published on May 14 2020 and we’ve seen new releases almost every week since.

Service sector companies attract new business amid rising confidence and resilient consumer demand

The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics, come as ministers are urged to rethink a move to scrap mental health support funding for NHS workers

Bristol has one of the highest income-inequality gaps in the country

The North East's unemployment rate is still above the national average, but has seen the largest fall in the UK over the last year

Inflation still outstripping wages growth

Record number of people outside the job market due to long-term sickness

The ONS said the rate of unemployment stood at 3.7% in the three months to January, unchanged from the previous three months.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) monitors the prices of a virtual so-called inflation basket of more than 700 goods and services to create monthly inflation figures

The Office for National Statistics said the economy grew by 0.3% in January, following a sharp 0.5% decline in December.