Key Economic Time Series Data

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Inflation
• Labour Market
• Balance of Payments
• Public Sector Finances
• Consumer spending
• Retail Sales

• Terminology and Acronyms

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

There are three releases of GDP data each quarter, with the accuracy improving over time.

The latest data is for .

This section displays the latest available data for each series.

Expenditure Measure

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	CP/CVM	Release
Households	ABPF	£ millions	NSA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs)	ABNU	£ millions	NSA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
General Government	NMRU	£ millions	NSA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
Gross Fixed Capital Formation	NPQR	£ millions	NSA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts

Gross Domestic Product per head

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	CP/CVM	Release
GDP (average) per head, at current market prices	IHXT	£	SA	CP	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
GDP (average) per head, Chained Volume Measures (CVM) market prices	IHXW	£	SA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts

Households

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	CP/CVM	Release
Household Saving Ratio	NRJS	£ millions	SA	CP	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
Real household disposable income	NRJR	£ millions	SA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts
Real household disposable income (average) per head	IHXZ	£ millions	SA	CVM	United Kingdom Economic Accounts

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Inflation

Consumer Prices Index (CPI)

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
CPI Index	D7BT	Index, 2005=100	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
CPI Annual rate percentage change over 12 months	D7G7	%	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation

CPIH

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
CPIH Index	L522	Index, 2005=100	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
CPIH Annual rate percentage change over 12 months	L550	%	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation

Retail Prices Index (RPI) / RPIX (excluding mortgage interest)

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
RPI Index (not a National Statistic)	CHAW	Index, Jan 1987=100	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
RPI Percentage change over 12 months (not a National Statistic)	CZBH	%	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
RPIX Index excluding mortgage interest (not a National Statistic)	CHMK	Index, Jan 1987=100	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
RPIX Percentage change over 12 months excluding mortgage interest (not a National Statistic)	CDKQ	%	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation

The RPI has been de-designated as a National Statistic.

RPIJ

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
RPIJ Index	KVR8	Index, 1987=100	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation
RPIJ Percentage change over 12 months	KVR9	%	NSA	Consumer Price Inflation

Producer Prices Index

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Output of manufactured product Index	JVZ7	Index, 2005=100	NSA	Producer Price Index
Input of all manufacturing Index	K646	Index, 2005=100	NSA	Producer Price Index

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Labour Market

Average Weekly Earnings

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
AWE Regular Pay excluding bonus year on year 3 month average	KAI9	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics
AWE Total Pay including bonus year on year 3 month average	KAC3	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics

Employment

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Employment 16+	MGRZ	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Employment 16+ Female	MGSB	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Employment 16+ Male	MGSA	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Employment Rate (aged 16-64)	LF24	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Employment Rate (aged 16-64) Female	LF25	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Employment Rate (aged 16-64) Male	MGSV	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics

Unemployment

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Unemployment 16+	MGSC	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment 16+ Female	MGSE	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment 16+ Male	MGSD	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment Rate 16+	MGSX	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment Rate 16+ Female	MGSZ	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment Rate 16+ Male	MGSY	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics

Inactivity

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Inactivity Level (aged 16-64)	LF2M	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Inactivity Rate (aged 16-64)	LF2S	%	SA	Labour Market Statistics

Claimants

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Total Claimant Count	BCJD	Thousands	SA	Labour Market Statistics

Labour Productivity

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Output per worker	A4YM	Index, 2010=100	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Output per job	LNNN	Index, 2010=100	SA	Labour Market Statistics
Output per hour	LZVB	Index, 2010=100	SA	Labour Market Statistics

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Balance of Payments

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	CP/CVM	Release
Balance of Payments: Current balance	HBOP	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments: Total trade	IKBJ	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments: Total income	HBOJ	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments
Total exports of goods and services	IKBH	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments
Total imports of goods and services	IKBI	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments
Current Transfers	IKBP	£ millions	SA	CP	Balance of Payments

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Public Sector Finances

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Public sector Net Borrowing	ANNX	£ millions	NSA	Public Sector Finances
Net Debt	RUTN	£ billions	NSA	Public Sector Finances
Net Debt as a percentage of GDP	RUTO	%	NSA	Public Sector Finances
Net Debt excluding Financial Intervention	HF6W	£ billions	NSA	Public Sector Finances
Net Debt as a percentage of GDP excluding Financial Intervention	HF6X	%	NSA	Public Sector Finances

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Consumer spending

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Household final consumption expenditure	ABJQ	£ millions	SA	Consumer Trends

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Retail Sales

Series	Series ID	Units	SA/NSA	Release
Retail Sales Value including automotive fuel	J5C4	Index, (2010 = 100)	SA	Retail Sales
Retail Sales Value excluding automotive fuel	J468	Index, (2010 = 100)	SA	Retail Sales
Retail Sales Value including automotive fuel percentage change on same month a year earlier	J5BS	%	SA	Retail Sales
Retail Sales Volume including automotive fuel	J5EK	Index, (2010 = 100)	SA	Retail Sales
Retail Sales Volume excluding automotive fuel	J467	Index, (2010 = 100)	SA	Retail Sales
Retail Sales Volume including automotive fuel percentage change on same month a year earlier	J5EB	%	SA	Retail Sales

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Terminology and Acronyms

Series	Name of the series
Series ID	Unique four digit identifier
Units	Unit of observation or measurement
SA/NSA	SA: Seasonally Adjusted NSA: Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique that attempts to measure and remove the influences of predictable seasonal patterns
CVM/CP	CVM: Chained Volume Measures CP: Current Prices More information about Chained Volume Measures and Current Prices can be found on our GDP questions page
Release	The primary publication containing the series.

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