Economy
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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 -
Economy ONS moves to make local population data clearer for councils and planners
The Office for National Statistics is refining how it presents local population figures, with direct consequences for how Kent’s schools…
30 July 2026 -
Economy UK Population Growth Slows as a Quarter of Local Authorities Shrink
Only 75 per cent of UK local authority areas saw population growth in the year to mid-2025, down sharply from 94 per cent or more in each…
29 July 2026 -
Economy UK Retail Sales Up 0.6 Per Cent in Q2 2026, Led by Online and Non-Food Stores
Official ONS figures show retail sales volumes grew modestly between April and June 2026, with online retailers and non-food shops…
29 July 2026