LibGuides: Statistics: UK Statistics

UK statistics

UK Data Service
Nomis UK Labour Market Data
HM Treasury Economic Data & Tools
Office for National Statistics

UK Data Service
The UK Data Service provides access to a large collection of business microdata. This is provided by the Office of National Statistics. This includes:

Annual Respondents Database which provides productivity data for manufacturing, retail, catering, construction, property, motoring and wholesale firms. The dataset contains over a thousand variables.

Annual Survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) is a survey of employees' hours of work and wages collected from companies in GB. This replace the new earnings survey in 2002.

Business Structure Database (BSD) provides information on organisations who have registered for VAT or pay at least one member of staff through the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax system, will appear on this register. Therefore it is a very comprehensive source about business organisations in the UK.

UK Innovation Survey collects data from organisations, designed to capture advances in innovative activity. This includes innovations in: production; new goods and services; markets in which businesses operate.

Data Skills Modules online

The UK Data Service have developed online learning resources which introduce data to non experts and researchers wishing to develop their skills to exploit data to its fullest. The modules are introductory level, showing how to use the data, alongside short instructional videos, interactive activities and quizzes. They are appropriate for anyone interested in using

Survey data
Longitudinal data
Aggregate data

UK Data Service Data Skills Modules
These introductory level interactive modules are designed for users who want to get to grips with keys aspects of survey, longitudinal and aggregate data.

Nomis
This database run by the University of Durham on behalf of the Office for National Statistics is a web based resource of labour market statistics.

It provides a range of government statistical information on the UK Labour market including unemployment, benefits data, employment, earningsm Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.

Coverage varies but includes the latest published figures and times series data (in some cases data goes back to the 1970s)

HM Treasury
HM Treasury releases a large range of statistics including:

Forecasts for the UK Economy
Weekly Economic Indicators
Statistics on Public Spending and Finance
Gross Domestic Product deflators

Office for National Statistics
Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.

You can find statistics on the following themes
Agriculture and Environment
Business and Energy
Children, Education and Skills
Crime and Justice
Economy
Government
Health and Social Care
Labour Market
People and Places
Population
Travel and Transport