How do the richest countries perform in the Paralympic Games?

9 September 2016
By Rob Fry

The 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio drew to a close on Sunday evening and to wrap up our Olympic/Paralympic coverage we have one final chart to share that compares the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the top 30 countries on the 2016 Paralympic Games medal table.

Uncharted territory: Navigating a sea of data

5 September 2016
By ONS Digital

UK goods exports to the EU and non-EU areas, percentage of total UK goods exports, current prices, 1999 to 2015

We love charts at ONS. Can’t get enough of them. They bring to life some of the more complex statistics we produce and help tell a story. But sometimes they are lost among the sheer volume of content that we publish on our sister website ons.gov.uk.

No money, no medals?

22 August 2016
By Darren Waters

In the build up to the Rio 2016 Olympics there was a lot of discussion about what medals the GB team would come home with. In the end Team GB broke its own target and finished second on the medals table, above China.

Five facts about… strikes

12 August 2016
By Darren Waters

As rail staff at Eurostar suspend two strikes this month for talks in a dispute over their work-life balance, and discussions between unions and management at Southern continue, we look at recent and historic statistics on industrial action in the UK.

Shopping in shops that have no ‘shops’

29 July 2016
By Rob Fry

Arguably the biggest change to shopping in the 20th century was the emergence of supermarkets. For many this made the shopping experience less personal, but as online shopping has become the norm for many in the 21st century, shopping has, to some, become even less personal

UK Perspectives 2016: Energy and emissions in the UK

26 May 2016
By Darren Waters

Climate change and sustainable energy have generated an increasing amount of media, public and political debate in the UK during recent years. This article, part of a series of UK Perspectives, provides an overview of the nation over the last two decades, presenting some key statistics relating to national energy and emissions trends.

UK Perspectives 2016: Housing and home ownership in the UK

25 May 2016
By Darren Waters

The UK housing market comprises 28.1 million residential properties in 2014. Linked to income, wealth and availability of lending, the housing market is sensitive to the overall economic climate.

UK Perspectives 2016: Trade with the EU and beyond

25 May 2016
By ONS Digital

One of the most contested aspects of the EU Referendum debate has been the potential impact on trade between the UK and the rest of the EU. So, what can ONS statistics tell us about the importance of trade with and beyond the EU for the UK? This article is part of a series of […]

UK Perspectives 2016: Trends in the UK economy

25 May 2016
By Rob Fry

This article presents some key data on the UK economy and UK economic policy from 1980 until the present day, and covers three themes – economic output and trade, inflation and interest rates and public sector finances (deficits and debts). Other economic aspects have been covered elsewhere in the UK Perspectives series, which presents an […]

Four facts about trade and business links between the UK and the Commonwealth

11 March 2016
By Rob Fry

For people in the UK, the Commonwealth generally brings to mind the Commonwealth Games and the history of the British Empire. But there is a little more to it than that.

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