The Office for National Statistics is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels. It plays a leading role in national and international good practice in the production of official statistics.

ONS works with the UK Statistics Authority.

http://www.ons.gov.uk/

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Census test happening now

    • News story

  2. Nick Clegg statement on employment statistics

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Changes to ONS Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release schedule

    • Open consultation

  2. ONS approach to measuring and reporting SDGs in the UK

    • Open consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Data Science Accelerator Programme

    • Guidance

  2. Exploring public attitudes towards owing a debt to HMRC and its effect on credit ratings

    • Research and analysis

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Short-term indicators economic commentary: Sept 2017

    • Official Statistics

  2. Turnover in production and services industries: July 2017

    • National Statistics

See all our statistics