The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK government’s statistics authority, charged with “collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the UK’s economy, society and population” – ...

UK productivity growth slowed in the first quarter, ONS data shows Productivity growth in Britain's economy weakened in the first quarter of this year compared to the final three months of 2024 and ...

We wish to clarify some points relating to the assessment by the UK government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) of UK business spending on research and development (see Nature 612, 8; 2022). The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s statistics agency is scaling back work in critical areas such as crime and health to focus on ...