Office for National Statisti...

April 09, 2014

The Office for National Statistics will change the way it measures savings and long-term economic growth in an overhaul this September. The ONS claims the changes will put the UK on terms with Austral...

Weak construction sector bla...

May 24, 2012

In new figures being released by the ONS the recession is deeper than previously thought due to a weak construction sector. Previously it had been reported that the economy was down by 0.2pc but it ha...

ONS statement at odds with l...

April 06, 2012

In the final quarter of 2011, it appears as though there was a small percentage of growth in the portion of the economy that is considered to be the ‘non financial’ sector. Up from 10.8% in the th...

One-half older Britons uncle...

March 26, 2012

Just as figures were being released by the ONS showing that Britons are living longer, Key Retirement Solutions released figures of their own showing that at least half of people over the age of 65 li...