The UK's current account balance is a measure of the country's balance of payments (BoP) with the rest of the world in trade, primary income, and secondary income. The underlying UK current account ...

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Retail sales rose in the three months to May 2026, according to our first estimate.

Estimates from January to March 2025 include the full effect of the improvements in Labour Force Survey (LFS) data collection and sampling methods introduced from January 2024 onwards. Some volatility ...

Vacancy estimates decreased on the quarter, with early estimates for March to May 2026 suggesting a decrease of 19,000 (2.6%) vacancies to 707,000, compared with December 2025 to February 2026; this ...

The following information is from data collected from 6 to 31 May 2026, based on adults in Great Britain. The cost of living (89%), the NHS (80%), and the economy (72%) were the most commonly reported ...

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Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell by 138,000 (0.5%) between April 2025 and April 2026, and decreased by 53,000 (0.2%) between March and April 2026. This is based on administrative data ...