EconomyUK · June 2026
Inflationi
2.8%↓ 1.3 pp
CPIH 12-month rate. CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100.
Source: Office for National StatisticsBritain, measured
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Change over the past 1 year
HousingUK · May 2026
Average house pricei
£271k↑ £7.2k
Seasonally unadjusted average UK residential property price.
Source: UK House Price IndexEconomyUK · 23 July 2026
Bank Ratei
3.75%↓ 0.5 pp
Official Bank Rate set by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee.
Source: Bank of EnglandLiving standardsUK · 20 July 2026
Petrol pricei
£1.52/L↑ 18.3p
Weekly average pump price for ultra-low sulphur unleaded petrol.
Source: Department for Energy Security & Net ZeroMigrationUK · Year ending 23 July 2026
Small boat arrivalsi
30.8k↓ 14.5k
Detected arrivals in the rolling 365 days, calculated from daily Home Office data.
Source: Home OfficeLiving standardsUK · Year ending Q1 2026
Disposable income per headi
£25.2k↓ £123
Rolling four-quarter real household disposable income per head. Households: Real disposable Income, per head: Chained volume measure (reference year = 2023) £: Seasonally adjusted.
Source: Office for National StatisticsEconomyUK · 30 June 2026
10-year gilt yieldi
4.83%↑ 0.3 pp
Month-end nominal zero-coupon spot yield at a 10-year maturity.
Source: Bank of EnglandLiving standardsUK · January 2025
Price of a pinti
£4.83↑ 14p
Average retail price of draught lager. RPI: Ave price - Draught lager, per pint.
Source: Office for National StatisticsGovernmentUK · June 2026
Public sector debti
£2.99tn↑ £122bn
Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks. PS: Net Debt (excluding public sector banks): £bn: CPNSA.
Source: Office for National StatisticsEconomyUK · June 2026
Payrolled employeesi
30.3m↓ 71.5k
People receiving pay through PAYE, seasonally adjusted; latest month is an early estimate.
Source: ONS and HMRC PAYE RTIHousingEngland · Year ending Q1 2026
New housing startsi
130.2k↑ 17.3k
Rolling four-quarter total of permanent dwellings started in England, not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentHousingEngland · Autumn 2025
Rough sleepingi
4.8k↑ 126
Annual single-night snapshot estimate of people sleeping rough in England.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentHealthEngland · May 2026
NHS waiting listi
7.28m↓ 77.6k
Incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways, including estimates for missing trusts.
Source: NHS EnglandLiving standardsGreat Britain · May 2026
Real weekly earningsi
£531↑ £2
Average weekly earnings for total pay in real terms. AWE: Whole Economy Real Terms Level (£): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay.
Source: Office for National StatisticsEconomyUK · Year ending Q1 2026
Real GDP per headi
£40.6k↑ £331
Rolling four-quarter chained-volume GDP per head. Gross domestic product (Average) per head, CVM market prices (reference year = 2023) £: SA.
Source: Office for National StatisticsLiving standardsUK · Jan–Mar 2026
Young people not in education or worki
13.5%↑ 1.0 pp
Share of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training, seasonally adjusted.
Source: Office for National StatisticsHealthEngland · June 2026
A&E seen within 4 hoursi
75.0%↓ 0.5 pp
Share of A&E attendances admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.
Source: NHS EnglandEconomyUK · Mar–May 2026
Redundancy ratei
3.6↓ 0.3
People made redundant per 1,000 employees. LFS: ILO redundancy rate: UK: All: SA.
Source: Office for National StatisticsEconomyUK · Mar–May 2026
Unemploymenti
4.9%↑ 0.2 pp
ILO unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over. Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted): %.
Source: Office for National StatisticsMigrationUK · Year ending Dec 2025
Net migrationi
171.0k↓ 160.0k
Provisional long-term international immigration minus emigration.
Source: Office for National StatisticsCrimeEngland & Wales · Year ending Mar 2026
Headline crimei
9.6m↑ 170k
Estimated headline crime including fraud and computer misuse; figures are thousands of incidents.
Source: Crime Survey for England and WalesCrimeEngland & Wales · Year ending Mar 2026
Violent crimei
989k↓ 114k
Estimated incidents of violence among people aged 16 and over; figures are thousands.
Source: Crime Survey for England and WalesCrimeEngland & Wales · Year ending Mar 2026
Theft offencesi
2.63m↓ 173k
Estimated theft offences from the Crime Survey; figures are thousands of incidents.
Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales