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You will also find a list of contents section in each contents document, with a link to a tab-separated text file listing by table of all the series titles and four character identifiers contained in the release. The file structure each text file is:
Field 1
Four character identifier, e.g. CHAW
Field 2
Series title, e.g. "RPI:all items (January 1987 = 100)"
Data on the UK Balance of Payments, measuring the economic transactions between United Kingdom residents and the rest of the world. Contains a breakdown of the current account and financial account, including trade in goods, trade in services and investment income. Also contains a detailed breakdown on the UK's international investment position, and a split of the UK's current account transactions with the EU and non-EU countries.
Annual data for the UK National Accounts. The main aggregates include gross domestic product, GDP per head and gross value added at basic prices. Analysis of the main aggregates by industry is included. The full set of accounts is provided showing transactions by sectors. Population estimates and employment estimates are included.
Contains details on investment data for the . It includes net investment data broken down into sector detail. The figures cover acquisitions less disposals of vehicles and of other capital equipment together with expenditure on leased assets and new building work. The release gives details of Business Investment on a sector basis at four prices. Current Price, Current Price Seasonally Adjusted, in Chained volume terms and in Chained volume terms seasonally adjusted. It contains a further breakdown for the manufacturing sector on an industry and sector basis.
Contains data on net and gross capital stocks and capital consumption (depreciation) in current prices and chained volume measures back to 1948. There is also data on gross fixed capital formation (investment) in current prices and 1995 prices as well as non-financial balance sheets that show the wealth of the nation excluding financial assets.
Claimant count rates and levels by Government Office Regions and gender. Also contains vacancies at Jobcentres and careers offices by Government Office Region and some historical data for both claimant count and vacancies by Standard Statistical Region.
Contains data on consumer credit and other households borrowing. Provides information on a measure of consumer credit defined, in principle, as borrowing by consumers to finance current expenditure on goods and services. Contains breakdown of credit cards, banks, building societies' class 3 lending, other specialist lenders, insurance companies and retailers lending.
Consumer Price Indices (CPI), which is the main UK domestic measure of inflation for macroeconomic purposes. Retail Prices Index (RPI), which is the most familiar general purpose measure of UK inflation of goods and services. Headline inflation, which is the all items RPI.
Underline inflation, which is the all items RPI excluding mortgage interest payments. Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), which is calculated in each member state of the European Union for the purposes of European comparisons.
Contains details on Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HHFCE) for the UK (total UK only). It includes all expenditure by members of UK Households and UK Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households (NPISHs). HHFCE is the largest contributor to the Expenditure measure of UK Gross Domestic Product. Data is presented at current prices (i.e. year of purchase) and constant prices (the equivalent value in a selected base year) both of which are shown with and without seasonal adjustment (which removes any seasonal influences on the data, e.g. Christmas and Easter, to show the underlying trend path). From summer 2001 the data will be aggregated using the European Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP).
Contains details on indices of output in the production industries for the UK. It includes figures for the manufacturing, mining & quarrying, and electricity, gas & water sectors with a detailed breakdown of production indices for groups or single industries that make up the index. It also contains data on a breakdown of production indices by market sector.
Contains a summary of UK Economic Accounts, Prices, Labour Market Statistics, Output and demand indicators, and Financial Statistics. The earliest available data is published for each series plus some additional data to Economic Trends.
Contains employment data from the Workforce jobs series and data on average earnings for a variety of industrial sectors, unit wage costs and productivity.
The figures shown represent the Output of United Kingdom based manufacturers classified to Subsections DK and DL of the Standard Industrial Classification (1992). The figures shown are derived from the monthly production inquiry (MPI) and include estimates for non-responders and for establishments which are not sampled.
Key financial and monetary statistics of the UK. The dataset FSC represents Part II of the paper publication 'Financial Statistics' and is updated on a quarterly basis. Contains data on public sector finance, central government revenue and expenditure, money supply and credit, banks and building societies, interest and exchange rates, financial accounts, capital issues, balance sheets and balance of payments. The data are consistent with the European System of Accounts (ESA 95).
Key financial and monetary statistics of the UK. The data in FSF are freestanding and represent Part I of the publication 'Financial Statistics'. Contains data on public sector finance, central government revenue and expenditure, money supply and credit, banks and building societies, interest and exchange rates, financial accounts, capital issues, balance sheets and balance of payments. Contains data from ONS, Bank of England and other government departments.
Index of Distribution First Release (discontinued)
File Reference
IOD
Summary Description
Contains indices of output for the distribution industries (SIC92 section G), which consist of the motor trades, wholesale and commission trades and retail trade. The indices are estimated using the same data sources and national accounts methodology as the quarterly estimate of distribution industries' gross value added within the output measure of GDP (GDP (O)).
Contains output indices for the service industries (SIC 2003) sections G-P which consist of Distribution, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, business services and finance and government and other services. The indices show the monthly movements in gross value added for the service industries, which overall account for around 73 per cent of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Investment by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts
File Reference
II
Summary Description
Contains details on the investment of funds in the financial markets by insurance companies, pension funds, investment, unit and property unit trusts. Some information on liabilities is also included.
Contains headline labour market statistics from a variety of sources, including employment, unemployment and economic activity and inactivity from the Labour Force Survey; employment from the Workforce jobs series; claimant count data; vacancies at Jobcentres; average earnings; productivity and unit wage costs; and labour disputes. Dataset also contains some headline regional labour market statistics.
Contains details of Acquisitions and Mergers involving UK companies. It includes details of the number of companies involved, the value and distribution of the funds, a regional analysis of cross border activity and expenditure breakdown of domestic activity.
The MM22 contains indices on UK manufactured products together with materials and fuels purchased and home sales at both broad and detailed industry levels. Producer Prices provide an authoritative source of information on inflation, cost adjusting and for price variation in trading contracts.
The First Release contains seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted data for the production of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The data is derived from the Motor Vehicle Production Inquiry (MVPI) which surveys the monthly output of U.K manufacturers classified to class 34.10 (motor vehicles) of the Standard Industrial Classification (1992).
One of its major uses is as a component of the Index of Production.
MQ5: Insurance comps' pension funds' and trusts investment
File Reference
MQ5
Summary Description
Contains information on the activities of insurance companies, self-administered pension funds, investment trusts, unit trusts and property unit trusts. The estimates are derived from statistical enquiries to these financial institutions. Provides details of net investment by insurance companies, self-administered pension funds and trusts and income and expenditure data for insurance companies and self-administered pension. In addition for insurance companies and self-administered pension funds, the monitor contains annual balance sheet information and detailed income and expenditure data. For trusts, data on asset holdings at market values is also provided.
Contains economic transactions between UK residents and the rest of the world. Economic transactions include the export or import of goods and services, income flows such as dividends and interest, financial flows such as investment in shares and debt securities and transfers such foreign aid and payments and receipts to EU institutions. The Pink Book contains a geographical breakdown of current account transactions broken-down by goods, services, income and current transfers.
A comprehensive selection of timely data series, containing material and fuel indices and output of manufacturing indices at a high level and covering broad sectors of the economy.
A quarterly publication containing analysis and data on output per filled job and output per hour, including indices and growth rates for the whole economy, production industries, manufacturing and manufacturing sub-sections, and data on unit wage costs for the whole economy and manufacturing.
Annual regional data are also included.
Contains information on the rates of return by private non-financial corporations. Private non-financial corporations are comprised of UK Continental Shelf, manufacturing, non-financial service sector companies and others (such as construction, electricity and gas supply, agriculture, mining and quarrying etc.)
Public sector accounts First Release (discontinued)
File Reference
PUSA
Summary Description
Contains details on the Public sector surplus on current budget; net borrowing; net debt and net debt as a percentage of GDP. In addition, for central government, local government and public corporations and the public sector as a whole, details of current receipts, current expenditure and net investment in a format which enables comparisons to be made with the Budget (and Pre-Budget) outturn and forecast tables. Details of the public sector net cash requirement (previously known as the public sector borrowing requirement) are also provided.
Contains details on the Public sector surplus on current budget; net borrowing; net debt and net debt as a percentage of GDP. In addition, for central government, details of current receipts and expenditure. Details of the public sector net cash requirement (previously known as the public sector borrowing requirement) are also provided.
Public Sector Transactions: calendar year SA (discontinued)
File Reference
PSAS
Summary Description
Contains calendar year seasonally adjusted data on public sector transactions by sub sector and economic category. Details within include figures for social benefits; subsidies; current grants; taxes on income and wealth; gross fixed capital formation and national insurance contributions. Sector current receipts and expenditures are included. Details of public sector cash requirements are also provided.
Annual regional gross value added (GVA) news release, article and tables for English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including component totals and industry group totals.
Annual regional gross disposable income (GDHI) news release, article and tables for English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including component totals.
Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) measures movements in prices charged for services supplied by businesses to other businesses, local and national government. It is not classified as a national statistic.
Contains details on the beneficial ownership of UK listed companies. The survey uses data downloaded from the CREST settlement system to assign shareholdings to National Accounts sectors. It includes analysis of FTSE 100 companies, investment trusts and overseas shareholdings.
Statistics of trade in goods grouped according to the industries of which those goods are principle products. The industries are the classes of the 1992 Standard Industrial Classification.
Statistics of trade in goods classified according to SITC (Rev 3). Contains seasonally adjusted data on the value of trade in goods analysed either by commodity or trading partner. Price indices and volume indices are also included.
Contains the series contained in the First Release "UK Output, Income and Expenditure". This contains the 'month 2' economic accounts dataset published about 2 months after the end of each quarter. This is overtaken by the full set of quarterly UK economic accounts published about 3 months after the end of each quarter (see UKEA).
Quarterly data for the UK Economic Accounts. The main aggregates include gross domestic product including expenditure and income components and gross value added at constant basic prices. The full set of national accounts are provided showing transactions between sub-sectors. Also the Balance of Payments are included.
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