All Office of National statistics articles
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CommentLatest data shows construction sliding into recession
ONS stats show construction output shrinking in the last quarter
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CommentConstruction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
Government statisticians shed more light on how they collect construction data
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CommentOrders figures support view that there is cause for concern in construction
The private sector is not compensating for the expected slowdown in public work
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CommentBad, but the GDP construction estimate probably overestimates the drop
The Office of National Statistics has issued its estimate of national output figures, so what are we to make of it?
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Explanations on why the jobs figures and output figures don’t seem to match
The Office of National Statistics has released an article that throws some light on the figures for construction jobs.I for one have been rather confounded by the construction jobs figures which seem to have understated the devastation on the ground, particularly in the wake of the collapse in house building.Indeed ...
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Is this deflation I see before me? Why prices are rising faster than the inflation rate
I am not sure about you, but I sometimes have to go to the back numbers to make sense of the statistics that get thrown at me.I have been for some months a bit curious as to why the brightest brains (well some seriously well paid experts) among the UK ...
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Recovery a long way off as industry awaits housing recovery
April's improved new orders figures from the Office of National Statistics - up 17% on March - brought some cheer, with encouraging signs of activity from housebuilding and other sectors. However, given that the first quarter numbers were the worst since records began in 1983, recovery is a way off ...