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    Aug 11

    Our latest GDP estimates for June show that the UK economy is now 17.2% smaller than it was in February before the full impacts of the pandemic hit

    Chart title: GDP grew by 8.7% in June 2020, but is still well below the levels seen in February 2020
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  2. Retweeted
    Aug 11

    1/2 UK GDP just published by shows GDP fell by 20.4% in Q2, the biggest quarterly fall on record. Month of June saw growth of 8.7%, but GDP is still 17.2% smaller than it was in February

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  3. 24 hours ago

    Due to implications of the ongoing (COVID-19) pandemic, we have published these data earlier than usual. See our statement for further information

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  4. 24 hours ago

    Commenting on today’s figures @Jather_ONS said:

    Quote text: “Overall, productivity saw its largest ever fall in the second quarter. Hospitality was worst hit, with productivity in that industry falling by three quarters in recent months.” ONS Deputy National Statistical for Economic Statistics Jonathan Athow
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  5. 24 hours ago

    Output per hour in Quarter 2 was 2.5% down on the previous quarter – the largest fall since records began in Quarter 2 1971. The biggest fall, 74.7%, was in the hospitality industry

    Chart title: Compared with the previous quarter, output per hour fell by 2.5% in Quarter 2 2020, the largest fall since estimates began
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  6. 24 hours ago

    Removing the effect of inflation the total trade surplus excluding unspecified goods (which includes non-monetary gold) widened by £7.2bn to £7.8bn in Quarter 2 as imports fell by £31.1bn and exports fell by £23.8bn

    Chart title: The trade surplus in volume terms, excluding unspecified goods, widened in Quarter 2 2020
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  7. 24 hours ago

    The total trade balance (excluding non-monetary gold) increased by £8.6bn to an £8.6bn surplus in Quarter 2 as imports fell £35.2bn and exports fell by £26.7bn

    The total trade surplus, excluding precious metals, widened Quarter 2 2020
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  8. 24 hours ago

    Construction output fell 35.0% in Quarter 2. In addition, construction new orders fell by a record 51.1% in Quarter 2 to £6.2bn; their lowest level since records began in Quarter 1 1964

    Chart title: Total new orders are at their lowest level in Quarter 2 2020 since records began in 1964
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  9. Aug 11

    Despite growth in June, services, manufacturing and construction all remained significantly below their February levels. Read more about how has impacted different industries in the UK economy

    Chart title: Despite growth in June 2020, the three main indicators remained significantly lower than in February 2020
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  10. Aug 11

    . continued: 2/2

    Quote text: “The economy began to bounce back in June with shops reopening, factories beginning to ramp up production and housebuilding continuing to recover. Despite this, GDP in June still remains a sixth below its level in February, before the virus struck.” ONS Deputy National Statistical for Economic Statistics Jonathan Athow
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  11. Aug 11

    Commenting on today’s GDP figures for June and Quarter 2 said: 1/2

    Quote text: “The recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has led to the biggest fall in quarterly GDP on record.” ONS Deputy National Statistical for Economic Statistics Jonathan Athow
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  12. Aug 11

    GDP fell 20.4% in Quarter 2 2020; with services (-19.9%) manufacturing (-20.2%) and construction (-35.0%) all experiencing record quarterly falls

    Infographic text: GDP down -20.4% Services down -19.9% Manufacturing down -20.2% Construction down -35.0%
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  13. Retweeted
    Aug 11

    Coming soon from , The Official History of Britain: Our Story in Numbers. Our new book uses official statistics from the last 200 years to chart changes to our population, jobs, homes and other national matters — a must-read before the 2021 census:

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    Aug 11

    What is happening with the labour market? Our best overall indicator at the moment is the ‘real-time information’ (RTI) data from HMRC. It shows the number of employees on all payrolls in the UK. (1/4)

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  15. Aug 11

    ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 8 August) and may increase as more deaths are registered. reports on date of notification and only include deaths reported up to 5pm the day before

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  16. Aug 11

    For Wales, our data show that up to 31 July (registered up to 8 August) 2,521 deaths involved . For the same period ▪️ figures show 1,562 COVID-19 deaths ▪️ reported 1,567 COVID-19 deaths ➡️

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  17. Aug 11

    In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 31 July (registered up 8 August), 49,183 involved . For the same period, reported 41,584 COVID-19 deaths

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  18. Aug 11

    We are no longer producing our comparison of weekly death occurrences article. However a small section covering England and Wales comparisons is included in our weekly bulletin

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  19. Aug 11

    In Wales, there were 10 deaths registered in Week 31 involving , an increase compared with the 7 deaths registered in Week 30

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  20. Aug 11

    The number of deaths involving decreased across the majority of English regions. Five of the nine regions had fewer deaths overall compared with the five-year average

    Chart title: The number of deaths involving COVID-19 decreased across five English regions while increasing across four regions and Wales
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