Sept 2025Aug 2026
from +0.5%3 months to Aug 2026
A clear view of Britain.
Official measures across the economy, public services, infrastructure and everyday life—clearly dated, directly sourced and never reduced to a score.
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Britain at a glance
+0.1%
Sept 2025Aug 2026
from +0.4%Aug 2026
+41,848 month on monthAug 2026
What's changed
CPI inflation
3.5% +0.4pp
Period: Sept 2026 · Released 21 Oct 2026
Public sector net debt£3.005tn from £2.981tn
Period: Sept 2026 · Released 21 Oct 2026
Unemployment rate4.7% from 4.9%
Period: Jun–Aug 2026 · Released 20 Oct 2026
GDP growth (3 months)+0.7% from +0.5%
Period: 3 months to Aug 2026 · Released 15 Oct 2026
Across government
Headline measures from across public life, with the reporting period and official source on every card.
Economy and public finances
ONS and Bank of England
3.75%
Oct 2025Sept 2026
heldSept 2026
Q3 2023Q2 2026
from 0.8%Q2 2026
Jul–Sep 2025Jun–Aug 2026
from 4.9%Jun–Aug 2026
Health and care
NHS England
−0.8pp month on monthAugust 2026
74.4%
−0.7pp month on monthSeptember 2026
Transport
Department for Transport and Office of Rail and Road
1,538
−4% year on year2025 final
Apr–Jun 2026
Apr–Jun 2026
Energy
DESNZ and Ofgem
66.3 GW
+4.2% year on yearQ2 2026
38.3 TWh
+5.0% year on yearQ2 2026
+1.1pp year on yearQ2 2026
+£60 versus July–SeptemberOct–Dec 2026
Housing and communities
ONS and MHCLG
+1.4%
from +1.5% in JuneJuly 2026
+3.8%
+0.1pp month on monthAugust 2026
2025/26 estimate
£1,400
+3.8% year on yearAugust 2026
Environment
Environment Agency, Defra and DESNZ
44.5%
−0.1pp year on year2024
6.2 days
−9.4 days since 20102024
+1.1pp2025
13.5%
15,580 ha createdMarch 2025
Work and living standards
ONS, DESNZ and GfK
+0.6%
Jul–Sep 2025Jun–Aug 2026
year on yearJun–Aug 2026
−0.2pp yr/yrApril 2025
no short-term changeApril 2026
−0.2pp yr/yrFYE 2024
Education and skills
Department for Education
17.50%
−0.13pp year on yearAutumn and spring 2025/26
24,499
+20 yr/yr2025/26
+0.8pp yr/yr2025/26
£8,580
£8,390 in 2025/26 prices
−0.1% real terms year on year2026/27
Crime and justice
ONS and Ministry of Justice
9.6m
no significant annual changeYear to March 2026
80,829
+3% year on yearEnd June 2026
+9% year on yearEnd June 2026
499
−7% year on yearYear to March 2026
Population and migration
ONS and Home Office
171k
−160kYear to Dec 2025
71.0m
+1.7m over ten yearsMid-2034
+14.6% projectedMid-2034
−2.7pp projectedMid-2034
Government and public spending
ONS and HM Treasury
£2.986tn
+£78.5bn year on yearAugust 2026
£460.7bn
financial year to dateApr–Aug 2026
£496.7bn
+5.8% yr/yr nominal2025/26
94.0%
Oct 2025Sept 2026
from 93.6%Sept 2026
Business and trade
ONS and Insolvency Service
deficit widened £1.4bn3 months to August 2026
£83.5bn
Q3 2023Q2 2026
from £82.1bnQ2 2026
Q3 2023Q2 2026
from 3.0%Q2 2026
1,946
+12 month on monthAugust 2026