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Curated indicators

186 indicators

Changes are shown as reported by the source, without an overall judgement.

Monthly GDP

Economy · Office for National Statistics

+0.3%

from 0.0%

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

CPI inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

2.9%

+0.3pp

July 2026

UK / Great Britain

Employment rate

Economy · Office for National Statistics

75.1%

+0.1pp qtr/qtr

Apr–Jun 2026

UK / Great Britain

Public borrowing

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£16.0bn

−33% yr/yr

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

Elective waiting list

Health · NHS England

7.4m

−1.2%

May 2026

England

A&E within 4 hours

Health · NHS England

76.4%

+2.1pp

June 2026

England

Cat 2 response

Health · NHS England

29m 18s

−3m 04s

June 2026

England

Active roadworks

Transport · Street Manager

8,412

+346 today

Live estimate

UK / Great Britain

Trains on time

Transport · National Rail Darwin

87.2%

+1.4pp

Last 24 hours

UK / Great Britain

Strategic roads

Transport · National Highways

92% clear

−2pp

Live estimate

UK / Great Britain

Grid carbon intensity

Energy · NESO Carbon Intensity

112g

low

Live fallback

UK / Great Britain

Renewable generation

Energy · NESO / Elexon

48.6%

+6.8pp

Live fallback

UK / Great Britain

Electricity demand

Energy · Elexon Insights

27.4 GW

−1.8 GW

Live fallback

UK / Great Britain

House prices

Housing · HM Land Registry / ONS

+2.8%

yr/yr

May 2026

England

Private rents

Housing · Office for National Statistics

+5.4%

−0.3pp

June 2026

England

New homes

Housing · MHCLG

189k

+4.2%

Year to Q1 2026

England

Flood warnings

Environment · Environment Agency

6

2 severe

Live fallback

UK / Great Britain

Air quality

Environment · UK-AIR

Low

UK index 2

Today

UK / Great Britain

Territorial emissions

Environment · DESNZ

−4.1%

yr/yr

2025 provisional

UK / Great Britain

Real regular pay

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

+0.3%

yr/yr

Mar-May 2026

UK / Great Britain

Disposable income

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

£25.2k

−£332 yr/yr

Latest annual

UK / Great Britain

Food inflation

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

1.7%

−0.5pp

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

School attendance

Education · Department for Education

92.3%

+0.4pp

2025/26 to date

England

Persistent absence

Education · Department for Education

18.4%

−1.1pp

2024/25

England

School pupils

Education · Department for Education

8.9m

−112k

January 2026

England

Surveyed crime

Crime & justice · Office for National Statistics

9.4m

+6.8%

Year to March 2026

UK / Great Britain

Prison population

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

85.8k

−1.6k

Latest snapshot

UK / Great Britain

Crown Court backlog

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

78.3k

+5.5%

Q1 2026

UK / Great Britain

Net migration

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

171k

−160k

Year to Dec 2025

UK / Great Britain

Small boat crossings

Population & migration · Home Office

31.4k

−13k

Rolling year

UK / Great Britain

UK population

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

69.3m

+1.0%

Mid-2025 estimate

UK / Great Britain

National debt

Government · Office for National Statistics

£3.0tn

+£122bn

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

Current receipts

Government · Office for National Statistics

£91.6bn

+6.2%

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

Defence spending

Government · HM Treasury / NATO

2.3% GDP

+0.1pp

2025/26 estimate

UK / Great Britain

VAT businesses

Business & trade · Department for Business and Trade

2.73m

−0.6%

March 2026

UK / Great Britain

Services output

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

+0.7%

3m/3m

May 2026

UK / Great Britain

Company insolvencies

Business & trade · Insolvency Service

2,163

−3.1%

June 2026

UK / Great Britain

Bank Rate

Economy · Bank of England

3.75%

held

July 2026 decision

UK

Quarterly GDP growth

Economy · Office for National Statistics

0.6%

up from 0.1%

Q1 2026

UK

GDP annual growth

Economy · Office for National Statistics

0.9%

unchanged

Q1 2026

UK

£709.6bn

+£4.4bn qtr/qtr

Q1 2026

UK

Output per hour

Economy · Office for National Statistics

-0.5%

−0.5% yr/yr

Q4 2025

UK

Business investment

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£77.1bn

+£0.8bn qtr/qtr

Q1 2026

UK

Business investment growth

Economy · Office for National Statistics

0.9%

up from −3.0%

Q1 2026

UK

Disposable income per head

Economy · Office for National Statistics

0.5%

slower than 3.1%

2025

UK

Household saving ratio

Economy · Office for National Statistics

10.1%

+3.9pp yr/yr

2024

UK

Current account to GDP

Economy · Office for National Statistics

-2.8%

deficit narrowed 0.7pp

Q1 2026

UK

Current account balance

Economy · Office for National Statistics

−£22.1bn

deficit narrowed £5.1bn

Q1 2026

UK

Trade balance to GDP

Economy · Office for National Statistics

-1.9%

deficit widened 0.4pp

Q1 2026

UK

Net international investment position

Economy · Office for National Statistics

−£122.1bn

−£16.6bn qtr/qtr

Q1 2026

UK

CPIH inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

2.8%

−0.2pp

June 2026

UK

Core CPI inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

2.6%

unchanged

June 2026

UK

RPI inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

3.0%

−0.1pp

June 2026

UK

Services inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

3.6%

−0.1pp

June 2026

UK

Goods inflation

Economy · Office for National Statistics

1.7%

−0.3pp

June 2026

UK

Producer input prices

Economy · Office for National Statistics

7.3%

−2.0pp

June 2026

UK

Factory gate prices

Economy · Office for National Statistics

3.5%

−0.2pp

June 2026

UK

Borrowing this financial year

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£57.6bn

−£3.7bn yr/yr

April–June 2026

UK

Public sector net debt

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£2.990tn

+£122.3bn yr/yr

June 2026

UK

Net debt to GDP

Economy · Office for National Statistics

94.9%

+0.4pp yr/yr

June 2026

UK

Net financial liabilities

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£2.663tn

+£154.3bn yr/yr

June 2026

UK

Debt interest payable

Economy · Office for National Statistics

£11.8bn

−31.0% yr/yr

June 2026

UK

Unemployment rate

Economy · ONS

4.9%

+0.2pp yr/yr

Mar-May 2026

UK

Job vacancies

Economy · ONS

712k

−0.9% qtr/qtr

Apr-Jun 2026

UK

Payrolled employees

Economy · ONS / HMRC

30.3m

−71k yr/yr

June 2026

UK

Regular earnings

Living standards · ONS

+3.4%

+0.3% real

Mar-May 2026

Great Britain

Consumer confidence

Living standards · GfK

−17

+2 pts

June 2026

UK

Petrol price

Living standards · DESNZ

£1.52

+£0.18 yr/yr

July 2026

UK

Average pint

Living standards · ONS

£5.70

+£0.19

Latest annual

UK

Diagnostic waits over 6 weeks

Health · NHS England

19.8%

−2.1pp

May 2026

England

Cancer treatment within 62 days

Health · NHS England

70.2%

+1.8pp

May 2026

England

GP appointments within 14 days

Health · NHS England

84.7%

+0.9pp

June 2026

England

Young people NEET

Education · Department for Education

12.8%

−0.4pp

Q1 2026

England

Apprenticeship starts

Education · Department for Education

356k

+2.7%

2025/26 to date

England

Households in temporary accommodation

Housing · MHCLG

127k

+8.4%

Q1 2026

England

Major planning decisions on time

Housing · MHCLG

88%

+1pp

Q1 2026

England

Asylum cases awaiting decision

Population & migration · Home Office

75.2k

−12.5%

March 2026

UK

Immigration returns

Population & migration · Home Office

34.8k

+8.1%

Year to March 2026

UK

Homicides

Crime & justice · ONS / Home Office

535

−6.0%

Year to March 2026

England & Wales

Knife-enabled offences

Crime & justice · Home Office

50.5k

−1.7%

Year to March 2026

England & Wales

Proven reoffending rate

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

28.9%

+0.6pp

Jan-Mar 2024

England & Wales

10-year gilt yield

Government · Bank of England

5.04%

+0.4pp

July 2026

UK

Public contracts awarded

Government · Find a Tender

£42.6bn

+4.1%

Rolling year

UK

Goods and services exports

Business & trade · ONS

£918bn

+3.2%

Year to Q1 2026

UK

Renewable capacity

Energy · DESNZ

64.7 GW

+7.2%

Q1 2026

UK

Household recycling

Environment · Defra waste statistics

44.6%

+0.5pp

2023 provisional

UK

Surface waters at good status

Environment · Environment Agency water data

16%

latest assessment

Latest river basin assessment

England

Bathing waters meeting standard

Environment · Defra bathing water statistics

92.9%

+1.1pp

2025

England

Woodland cover

Environment · Forest Research

13.5%

15,580 ha created

March 2025

UK

Road fatalities

Transport · Department for Transport

1,624

−3.0%

2025 provisional

Great Britain

Rail cancellations

Transport · Office of Rail and Road

3.1%

−0.2pp

Q1 2026

Great Britain

Winter A&E attendances

Health · NHS England

9.11m

record winter demand

Winter 2025/26

England

Winter ambulance call-outs

Health · NHS England

3.22m

highest recorded winter

Winter 2025/26

England

Acute provider measures

Health · NHS England

8

8 comparable measures

July 2026 publication

England

Motor vehicle traffic

Transport · Department for Transport

342.6bn miles

+1.9% yr/yr

2025

Great Britain

Car and taxi traffic

Transport · Department for Transport

262.4bn miles

+2.5% yr/yr

2025

Great Britain

Light goods vehicle traffic

Transport · Department for Transport

58.8bn miles

little annual change

2025

Great Britain

Heavy goods vehicle traffic

Transport · Department for Transport

16.3bn miles

−1.7% yr/yr

2025

Great Britain

Pedal cycle traffic

Transport · Department for Transport

3.70bn miles

+4.2% yr/yr

2025

Great Britain

Station stops within 3 minutes

Transport · Office of Rail and Road

86.4%

latest quarter

Jan–Mar 2026

Great Britain

Planned passenger trains

Transport · Office of Rail and Road

1.9m

latest quarter

Jan–Mar 2026

Great Britain

Rail cancellation score

Transport · Office of Rail and Road

3.2%

latest quarter

Jan–Mar 2026

Great Britain

Renewable electricity generated

Energy · DESNZ

43.7 TWh

+18% yr/yr

Q1 2026

UK

Renewable share of generation

Energy · DESNZ

53.1%

+7.4pp yr/yr

Q1 2026

UK

Installed renewable capacity

Energy · DESNZ

66.0 GW

+5.4% yr/yr

Q1 2026

UK

Low-carbon generation share

Energy · DESNZ

63.7%

+5.0pp yr/yr

Dec 2025–Feb 2026

UK

Gas generation share

Energy · DESNZ

35.5%

−11% output yr/yr

Dec 2025–Feb 2026

UK

Nuclear generation share

Energy · DESNZ

11.9%

−11% output yr/yr

Dec 2025–Feb 2026

UK

Typical household price cap

Energy · Ofgem

£1,862

+13% qtr/qtr

Jul–Sep 2026

Great Britain

Capped electricity unit rate

Energy · Ofgem

26.11p/kWh

+1.44p qtr/qtr

Jul–Sep 2026

Great Britain

Capped gas unit rate

Energy · Ofgem

7.33p/kWh

+1.59p qtr/qtr

Jul–Sep 2026

Great Britain

Homes England starts

Housing · Homes England

42,433

latest financial year

2025/26

England excluding most London programmes

UK housebuilding series

Housing · Office for National Statistics

2 datasets

quarterly and annual

February 2026 release

UK

Urban pollution days

Environment · Defra

6.2 days

−9.4 days since 2010

2024

UK

Rural pollution days

Environment · Defra

11.0 days

latest annual

2024

UK

Surface water at good status

Environment · Office for National Statistics

32.8%

little long-term change

2024

UK

Adults taking environmental action

Environment · Office for National Statistics

86.0%

latest survey

March 2026

Great Britain

People in relative low income

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

19.6%

after housing costs

FYE March 2025

UK

Adults finding it difficult to get by

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

24.6%

no short-term change

April 2026

Great Britain

Disposable income inequality

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

32.9%

−0.2pp yr/yr

FYE 2024

UK

Full-time gender pay gap

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

6.9%

−0.2pp yr/yr

April 2025

UK

Median household wealth

Living standards · Office for National Statistics

£293,700

unchanged

Apr 2020–Mar 2022

Great Britain

Schools

Education · Department for Education

24,499

+20 yr/yr

2025/26

England

Pupils eligible for free school meals

Education · Department for Education

26.5%

+0.8pp yr/yr

2025/26

England

Average infant class size

Education · Department for Education

25.9

−0.3 yr/yr

2025/26

England

Average primary class size

Education · Department for Education

26.1

−0.3 yr/yr

2025/26

England

Average secondary class size

Education · Department for Education

22.6

+0.1 yr/yr

2025/26

England

Pupils in special schools

Education · Department for Education

178,000

+4.8% yr/yr

2025/26

England

Independent school pupils

Education · Department for Education

560,300

−3.8% yr/yr

2025/26

England

Pupils attending academies

Education · Department for Education

60.4%

latest census

January 2026

England

Primary pupils per teacher

Education · Department for Education

20.7

slightly lower yr/yr

2025

England

Secondary pupils per teacher

Education · Department for Education

16.7

unchanged yr/yr

2025

England

School funding per pupil

Education · Department for Education

£8,580

+65% since 2010/11 cash terms

2026/27

England

Key stage 2 science standard

Education · Department for Education

82%

unchanged yr/yr

2026

England

Police-recorded crime

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

6.6m

−0.1m yr/yr

Year to Mar 2025

England and Wales

Probation caseload

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

246,502

+2,293 qtr/qtr

30 Sep 2025

England and Wales

Crown Court disposals

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

114,040

+11.7% yr/yr

2024

England and Wales

Crown Court open cases

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

74,234

+10.5% yr/yr

31 Dec 2024

England and Wales

Magistrates' court disposals

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

1.43m

+4.3% yr/yr

2024

England and Wales

Civil court judgments

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

1.20m

+10.1% yr/yr

2025

England and Wales

Family court cases disposed

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

245,576

+4.4% yr/yr

2024

England and Wales

Tribunal disposals

Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice

306,436

−9.9% yr/yr

2024/25

Great Britain

Projected population

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

71.0m

+1.7m over ten years

Mid-2034

UK

People of State Pension age

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

14.2m

+14.6% projected

Mid-2034

UK

Children's population share

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

15.5%

−2.7pp projected

Mid-2034

UK

Projected births

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

6.40m

ten-year total

Mid-2024–2034

UK

Projected deaths

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

6.85m

ten-year total

Mid-2024–2034

UK

Projected immigration

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

7.28m

ten-year total

Mid-2024–2034

UK

Projected emigration

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

5.10m

ten-year total

Mid-2024–2034

UK

Births minus deaths

Population & migration · Office for National Statistics

−450k

−450k over ten years

Mid-2024–2034

UK

Resource departmental budgets

Government · HM Treasury

£496.7bn

+5.8% yr/yr nominal

2025/26

UK

Annually managed expenditure

Government · HM Treasury

£562.9bn

+4.4% yr/yr nominal

2025/26

UK

Government staff costs

Government · HM Treasury

£211.4bn

+7.3% yr/yr

2025/26

UK

Government current procurement

Government · HM Treasury

£179.1bn

+4.1% yr/yr

2025/26

UK

Government administration spending

Government · HM Treasury

£13.8bn

+11.7% yr/yr

2025/26

UK

Health spending

Government · HM Treasury

£242.4bn

+£11.4bn yr/yr real terms

2024/25

UK

Education spending

Government · HM Treasury

£122.6bn

+£3.8bn yr/yr real terms

2024/25

UK

Social protection spending

Government · HM Treasury

£387.2bn

+£7.5bn yr/yr real terms

2024/25

UK

Defence spending

Government · HM Treasury

£63.7bn

+£4.6bn yr/yr real terms

2024/25

UK

Environmental protection spending

Government · HM Treasury

£17.3bn

+£0.7bn yr/yr real terms

2024/25

UK

Monthly total trade balance

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

−£1.04bn

latest seasonally adjusted

May 2026

UK

Company insolvency reporting

Business & trade · Insolvency Service

Monthly

monthly accredited series

June 2026

UK nations

Winter A&E within 4 hours

Health · NHS England

73.6%

best winter since 2021/22

Winter 2025/26

England

Winter ambulance handovers

Health · NHS England

1.64m

+129k over two years

Winter 2025/26

England

Average UK private rent

Housing · Office for National Statistics

£1,383

+3.3% yr/yr

May 2026

UK

Average rent in England

Housing · Office for National Statistics

£1,442

+3.4% yr/yr

May 2026

England

Average rent in Wales

Housing · Office for National Statistics

£836

+4.7% yr/yr

May 2026

Wales

Average rent in Scotland

Housing · Office for National Statistics

£1,009

+1.0% yr/yr

May 2026

Scotland

Average UK house price

Housing · Office for National Statistics

£270,000

+3.8% yr/yr

April 2026

UK

England house-price affordability

Housing · Office for National Statistics

7.6× earnings

2025 ratio

2025

England

Wales house-price affordability

Housing · Office for National Statistics

6.0× earnings

2025 ratio

2025

Wales

Estimated net additional homes

Housing · MHCLG

199,500

latest rolling year

2025/26

England

New-build starts

Housing · MHCLG

33,960

−9% qtr/qtr; +18% yr/yr

Q1 2026

England

Homes England completions

Housing · Homes England

40,332

+9% yr/yr

2025/26

England

Affordable home completions

Housing · Homes England

32,243

+14% yr/yr

2025/26

England

Social rent completions

Housing · Homes England

9,381

+65% yr/yr

2025/26

England

Three-month total trade balance

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

−£9.1bn

deficit widened £4.4bn

3 months to May 2026

UK

Goods trade balance

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

−£60.9bn

deficit widened £3.1bn

3 months to May 2026

UK

Services trade balance

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

£51.8bn surplus

surplus narrowed £1.3bn

3 months to May 2026

UK

Companies on the register

Business & trade · Companies House

5.48m

+0.94% yr/yr

31 Mar 2026

UK

Companies on the effective register

Business & trade · Companies House

4.93m

excludes dissolution and liquidation

31 Mar 2026

UK

Company dissolutions

Business & trade · Companies House

787,120

+8.31% yr/yr

2025/26

UK

Company insolvencies

Business & trade · Insolvency Service

2,085

+2% mth/mth; +3% yr/yr

Apr 2026

England and Wales

Company insolvency rate

Business & trade · Insolvency Service

51.8 per 10k

−0.7 per 10,000 yr/yr

Year to Apr 2026

England and Wales

Business deaths

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

280k

−30k yr/yr

2024

UK

Business death rate

Business & trade · Office for National Statistics

9.8%

−1.0pp yr/yr

2024

UK

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