Migration since the Brexit vote: what’s changed in six charts

30 November 2017
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We now have migration statistics for the first full year since the UK voted to leave the EU. These figures refer to people arriving or leaving the UK for 12 months or more. Here’s what we know so far.

Holidays in the 1990s and now

7 August 2017
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In the last 20 years, UK tourists have turned their backs on traditional 2-week holidays in favour of short breaks and week-long trips. And one-day “booze cruises” across the Channel to stock up on alcohol and cigarettes are much less common than they used to be.

Introducing UK Perspectives 2016

26 May 2016
By ONS Digital

Every day in the UK crucial decisions are made based on official statistics. During the next month people will be voting for the UK to either stay in or leave the European Union.

UK Perspectives 2016: The UK in a European context

26 May 2016
By Rob Fry

This article in the UK Perspectives series presents interactive charts illustrating how the UK population and economy compares with the other 27 member states of the European Union (EU).

UK Perspectives 2016: The UK contribution to the EU budget

25 May 2016
By Rob Fry

In 2014 the Government spent £798 billion but an area of spending that has been of particular interest is the money the UK pays to the European Union (EU).

How does the UK contribute to the EU budget?

26 June 2015
By Rob Fry

Each year the UK government makes a contribution to the EU budget. This is mainly based on the size of the UK’s economy relative to the economies of the other EU Member States.