The UK's key figures

The headline official figures people search for most, each with its latest value, what it measures and how to read it. Figures from the ONS update automatically when a new release comes out.

• UK average weekly earnings growth
  The latest UK average weekly earnings growth from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with the average weekly pay level and how to read it.
• Bank of England Bank Rate
  The current Bank of England Bank Rate (base rate), updated automatically from the Bank's database, with the date of the last change and history.
• UK economic inactivity rate
  The latest UK economic inactivity rate for ages 16 to 64 from the ONS, updated automatically, with a chart since 1971 and the main reasons for it.
• UK employment rate
  The latest UK employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with a chart since 1971 and how to read it.
• UK GDP growth (quarterly)
  The latest UK GDP quarterly growth rate from the ONS, updated automatically, with a chart since 1955 and how to read first estimates and revisions.
• UK GDP per head
  The latest UK real GDP per head from the ONS, updated automatically each quarter, with annual figures, history since 1955 and how to read it.
• UK average house price
  The latest UK average house price and annual change from the official UK House Price Index, updated automatically each month, with history since 1995.
• UK inflation rate (CPI)
  The latest UK CPI inflation rate from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with a chart of the 12-month rate since 1989 and how to read it.
• UK CPIH inflation rate
  The latest CPIH 12-month rate, the ONS lead measure of UK inflation including housing costs, updated automatically with a chart since 1989.
• UK net migration
  The latest UK long-term net migration estimate from the ONS, with immigration and emigration, the trend since 2012 and how revisions work.
• NHS waiting list (England)
  The latest NHS England waiting list for planned hospital treatment, the share waiting under 18 weeks and long waits, from official RTT statistics.
• UK population
  The latest official UK population estimate from the ONS mid-year estimates, updated automatically each year, with growth since 1971 and figures by nation.
• Prison population (England and Wales)
  The latest weekly prison population for England and Wales from the Ministry of Justice, with capacity and headroom, and where to find Scotland and NI.
• UK average private rent
  The latest UK average monthly private rent and annual rent inflation from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, with regional figures and how to read them.
• UK public sector net borrowing
  The latest UK public sector net borrowing from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with the financial-year-to-date picture and how to read it.
• UK public sector net debt
  The latest UK public sector net debt as a percentage of GDP and in pounds, from the ONS, updated automatically each month with a chart since 1993.
• UK real pay growth
  The latest UK real pay growth from the ONS, earnings growth after CPIH inflation, updated automatically each month with a chart since 2001.
• UK RPI inflation rate
  The latest Retail Prices Index 12-month rate from the ONS, updated automatically, with history since 1948 and why RPI differs from CPI.
• Small boat arrivals (English Channel)
  The latest Home Office figures for people arriving by small boat across the English Channel, updated daily, with yearly totals since 2018.
• UK unemployment rate
  The latest UK unemployment rate from the ONS Labour Force Survey, updated automatically each month, with a chart since 1971 and how to read it.
• Asylum claims in the UK
  How many people claim asylum in the UK each year, from Home Office immigration system statistics, including how they arrived and the 2025 peak.
• Average weekly hours worked in the UK
  Average actual weekly hours worked by people in the UK, from the ONS Labour Force Survey, updated automatically each month with the trend since 1992.
• UK consumer credit growth
  Annual growth in UK consumer credit (credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans) from the Bank of England, updated automatically, with history since 1994.
• UK core inflation rate (CPI)
  UK core CPI inflation, excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, from the ONS, updated automatically each month with a chart since 1989.
• Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
  The latest Crime Survey for England and Wales estimate of crime against people and households, how the survey works and how it differs from police recorded crime.
• UK current account balance
  The UK current account balance as a percentage of GDP from the ONS balance of payments, updated automatically each quarter, with history since 1955.
• Deaths registered in England and Wales
  The number of deaths registered each year in England and Wales from the ONS, with the age-standardised mortality rate and how registration delays affect the count.
• UK central government debt interest
  How much the UK Government pays in interest on its debt each month, from the ONS public sector finances, updated automatically, with history since 1997.
• Energy price cap (typical household)
  The current Ofgem energy price cap for a typical dual fuel household in England, Scotland and Wales, what the figure means and why it is not a cap on total bills.
• UK food price inflation
  The 12-month rate of UK food and non-alcoholic drink price inflation from the ONS CPI, updated automatically each month, with history since 1989.
• UK 10-year gilt yield
  The UK 10-year government bond (gilt) yield from the Bank of England's daily yield curve, updated automatically, with history since 1982.
• UK greenhouse gas emissions
  UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions from DESNZ, in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, with the fall since 1990, the largest sectors and when final figures come out.
• UK household saving ratio
  The UK household saving ratio from the ONS quarterly national accounts, updated automatically, with the record since 1963 and what the figure includes.
• UK job vacancies
  How many job vacancies there are in the UK, from the ONS Vacancy Survey, updated automatically each month with a chart since 2001 and how to read it.
• Knife crime offences (England and Wales)
  Offences involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded by police in England and Wales, from the ONS, with the trend since 2020 and how the counting method changed.
• UK labour productivity (output per hour)
  UK output per hour worked from the ONS, as an index updated automatically each quarter, with the long-run record since 1971 and how to read it.
• Life expectancy at birth (UK)
  UK life expectancy at birth for males and females from the ONS national life tables, how period life expectancy works and how the four nations compare.
• Live births in England and Wales
  How many babies are born in England and Wales each year, from ONS birth registrations, with the trend since 2018 and where to find Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• UK monthly GDP growth
  The latest month-on-month change in UK GDP from the ONS monthly estimate, updated automatically, with a chart since 1997 and how to read it.
• Mortgage approvals for house purchase
  The number of mortgages approved for house purchase each month, from the Bank of England, updated automatically, with history since 1993 and how to read it.
• Average quoted 2-year fixed mortgage rate
  The average quoted rate on 2-year fixed mortgages at 75% loan to value, from the Bank of England, updated automatically each month with history since 1995.
• Net additional homes in England
  How many homes are added to England's housing stock each year, from MHCLG net additional dwellings, plus quarterly starts and completions and how to read them.
• NHS employment (UK)
  The number of people employed by the NHS across the UK, from ONS public sector employment statistics, updated automatically each quarter, with headcount and FTE.
• Average UK petrol and diesel price
  The average UK pump price of unleaded petrol and diesel from the weekly DESNZ road fuel prices, with duty and VAT, the July 2022 peak and how to read it.
• Police officer numbers (England and Wales)
  How many police officers there are in the 43 forces of England and Wales, from Home Office police workforce statistics, with the 2024 peak and trends since 2010.
• Pupils in schools in England
  How many pupils attend schools in England, state and independent, from the Department for Education's January school census, with the trend since 2015/16.
• Rail passenger journeys (Great Britain)
  How many passenger journeys are made on Britain's mainline railways each quarter and year, from Office of Rail and Road statistics, with the record since 1946.
• UK real household disposable income per head
  Quarterly growth in UK real household disposable income per head from the ONS national accounts, updated automatically, with history since 1955.
• UK redundancy rate
  The UK redundancy rate per 1,000 employees from the ONS Labour Force Survey, updated automatically each month, with the record since 1995 and how to read it.
• Retail sales volume growth (Great Britain)
  Annual growth in the volume of retail sales in Great Britain from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with a chart since 1997 and how to read it.
• Road deaths (Great Britain)
  How many people are killed on Britain's roads each year, from Department for Transport reported road casualty statistics, with records back to 1926.
• Number of self-employed people in the UK
  The number of self-employed people in the UK from the ONS Labour Force Survey, updated automatically each month, with the trend since 1992.
• UK services inflation (CPI)
  The UK CPI services inflation rate from the ONS, updated automatically each month, with history since 1989 and why the Bank of England watches it.
• Pound to US dollar exchange rate
  The daily pound sterling to US dollar spot rate from the Bank of England database, updated automatically, with history back to 1975.
• Teachers in state-funded schools in England
  How many teachers work in state-funded schools in England, from the DfE school workforce census, with headcount, FTE, pupil to teacher ratio and trends since 2010.
• Households in temporary accommodation (England)
  How many households, including children, are in temporary accommodation arranged by councils in England, from MHCLG statutory homelessness statistics.
• Total fertility rate (England and Wales)
  The total fertility rate for England and Wales from the ONS: the average number of children per woman, what it measures and how it has changed since 2010.
• UK trade balance (goods and services)
  The UK's monthly trade balance in goods and services, excluding precious metals, from the ONS, updated automatically, with history since 1997.
• People on Universal Credit (Great Britain)
  The number of people on Universal Credit in Great Britain from DWP official statistics, how many are in work, the record high and how the figures are counted.
• Work visas granted (UK)
  How many work visas the UK grants each year, including Skilled Worker and Health and Care Worker visas and dependants, from Home Office immigration statistics.