The Department’s statisticians have a wide range of responsibilities. They provide advice and briefing to Ministers and policy divisions on macro-economic, industry, energy, trade, employment relations and small firms statistics. This includes advice on statistical methodology and on the conduct of surveys. The main data sources for the Department’s statisticians are the range of economic, trade and industry statistics collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Department’s statisticians are also responsible for collecting and compiling statistics on the construction industry and the production and consumption of energy in the United Kingdom and information on energy trade and prices.

The statistical advice and briefing this section provides can be divided into 3 main areas: the domestic economy covering a wide-range of macro-economic statistics; international comparisons especially on competitiveness and Parliamentary business involving extensive and wide ranging briefing.

EA

The Statistics Directorate provides core statistical support, mainly to colleagues in the Department. Work areas include regional statistics (Regional Competitiveness & State of the Regions); survey control and advice; insolvency statistics; UK trade in goods and international statistics; service sector statistics and work for the Low Pay Commission. It also undertakes analysis of Department of Trade and Industry personnel statistics and ad hoc consultancy work for other parts of the Department of Trade and Industry. Staff deal with issues that extend beyond a single industry such as cross-sectoral industry analysis and trade statistics. There is also an important advisory role, liaising with data providers and keeping statisticians in the Department informed of developments in statistical sources.

 Statistics Directorate

Business Relations

The statisticians who support the Business Relations units are outbedded, enabling them to form closer links with their policy colleagues, and helping to improve their knowledge of the sectors they support. Statistical groups in IES (Industry Economics and Statistics) provide assistance to groups of industry directorates and also work on cross-cutting analysis with a detailed sectoral dimension. The statisticians work closely with their economist colleagues and help obtain and interpret the raw data needed by policy directorates and pull them together in the form needed for economic project work. The raw data themselves are generally compiled by the Office for National Statistics and are available on the National Statistics website. Further detail may be available from ONS but cannot be provided by Department of Trade and Industry Statisticians.

Industry Statistics

Construction Market Intelligence statisticians produce and interpret construction data for use by policy teams, UK business, consumers, industry researchers and National Accounts.  Data are available on request.

Construction Market Intelligence

The Economic, Statistics and Evaluation Team of Innovation Group, Business Planning and Strategy (IG BPS) are responsible for provision of statistics on expenditure on Research and Development (R&D) and innovation statistics from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS). They also carry out research and evaluation projects. This work assists the Department in encouraging innovation and the effective use of technology as a key component of competitiveness and productivity.

In addition, the Office of Science and Technology (OST) Science and Engineering Base team are responsible for producing annual statistics on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)

Science, Technology and Innovation Statistics

The statistical work in the energy section of Department of Trade and Industry is carried out within the Energy Markets Unit. The work undertaken by the energy statistics branch can be broadly divided into two areas:

• the collection and publication of energy statistics both for the Department of Trade and Industry’s own publications and for contributions to data collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and international organisations;

• the analysis of, and development of policy within, the energy sector in the UK.

Energy Statistics

Employment Market Analysis and Research (ER4 -EMAR) are part of the Employment Relations Directorate. This Directorate aims to improve the framework of law and regulation for employees and employers in a skilled and flexible labour market founded on the principle of partnership. Work in this area has a high profile at present and will continue to do so over the next few years with major developments arising from domestic and European legislation eg the National Minimum Wage, the Working Time Directive and Fairness at Work. The branch objective is to provide timely and cost-effective employment market analysis and research in support of policy development.

Employment Relations

The Statistics Team is part of the Small Business Service (SBS). The subject areas covered by the section include:

• SME Statistics for the UK, including data on the number and contribution of businesses in each size band and industry

• VAT Registration and De-registration Statistics

• Business Survival Rates

• Enterprise in Disadvantaged Communities

SBS Statistics and Performance Analysis

Statistical advice on various regional issues, including the Regional Economic Performance PSA target (jointly owned by DTI,ODPM and HMT) and Gross Value Added (GVA). Analysis and modelling of the European Commission's proposals for eligibility and distribution of Structural Funds and State Aids.

Regional Policy

Statistical Contacts
Strategic Policy and Analysis Unit (Economic Analysis):
Macro economic statistics on the domestic economy and international comparisons	Iain Macleay	020 7215 6898
SPAU (Statistical Analysis):
UK trade in goods, international trade and general economic statistics	Henry Bottomley	020 7215 3281
Foreign Direct Investment. Statistical consultancy.Environmental statistics.	Arthur Barnett	020 7215 3284
Insolvency statistics. Inter-departmental Business Register (IDBR). Statistical policy and liaison	Margaret Sims	020 7215 3305
Survey Support for Business Support, survey consultancy and Survey Control Liaison	Natalia Chvite-Matthews	020 7215 3280
Geographical Statistics and Data Linking	Michael Clary	020 7215 3279
Regional statistics	Mux Lad	020 7215 3397
Service sector statistics	Keith Brook	020 7215 3292
National Statistics, strategic statistical issues, National accounts, analytical services	Geoff Reed	020 7215 3282
Statistical Support to the Low Pay Commission	Tim Butcher	020 7467 7235
Statistics Directorate (sd) Homepage
SBS Statistics and Performance Analysis:
SBS Analysis and Statistics	Rosie Telford	0114 279 4344
SBS Statistics Web Page
Employment Relations:
Statistical advice on the Labour Market	Heidi Grainger	020 7215 5934
Employment Market Analysis and Research (emar) Homepage
Industry Statistics:
For the most part, data should be obtained from the Office for National Statistics through the National Statistics web site at http://www.statistics.gov.uk
Co-ordination of Business Group requirements for industry statistics. Shipbuilding, Metals and Minerals, and Vehicles	Anand Mehta	020 7215 1887
Business ICT use, including e-commerce, electronics and IT services, communications technologies, publishing and computer games	Ivan Bishop	020 7215 1831
Aerospace, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Bioscience, Marine Environmental Business, Textiles	Philip Beckett	020 7215 1883
Electrical and mechanical engineering	(post vacant)	020 7215 1907
Construction Market Intelligence:
Head of statistical advice on construction. Building materials and overseas trade for construction	Keith Folwell	020 7215 1248
Construction output and new orders. Output price indices. Construction Statistics Annual General briefing.	Frances Pottier	020 7215 1953
Construction Statistics homepage
Science, Technology and Innovation Statistics:
Research and Development (R&D), and Community Innovation Survey (CIS) statistics.	Stephanie Robson	020 7215 1911
Economic, Statistics and Evaluation Team Homepage
Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) statistics.	Laurent Ortmans	020 7215 1926
SET Statistics homepage
Energy Statistics:
Energy consumption and efficiency statistics. Energy and the environment. Energy balances. Foreign trade in fuels.	Julian Prime	020 7215 6178
Fuel poverty and energy prices	Peter Matejic	020 7215 2720
Electricity Statistics publications; analysis of electricity, coal, solid fuels, downstream gas, chp and renewable statistics	Mike Janes	020 7215 5186
Oil and upstream gas	Martin Young	020 7215 5184
Energy publications and dissemination	Mari Scullion	020 7215 5183
UKCS Financial Statistics	(post vacant)	020 7215 5260
Energy Statistics Homepage
Regional Policy
Regional Statistics	David  Southworth	020 7215 2612
Other enquiries on Trade and Industry Statistics only.	Stats.Info@dti.gsi.gov.uk	020 7215 3397
(For general information on UK government statistics in all other areas, please go to the National Statistics' internet site at http://www.statistics.gov.uk )
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Last updated 18/01/2006