Economic indicators: Key statistics for the UK economy
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
Economic update: Unexpected resilience as conflict continues
GDP has continued to grow slowly despite the conflict in the Middle East, but inflation rose in July as its effects filtered through to household energy prices.
Business and consumer confidence: Economic indicators
Business and consumer sentiment can give an early indication of economic trends. Find the latest data on what businesses and consumers expect for the UK economy.
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Research Briefing
UK aid and women and girls
The development challenges facing women and girls, how much UK and global aid is spent on gender equality, and UK policy and action.
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Research Briefing
UK aid and climate change
Sets out the potential effects of climate change on global development goals, UK Government aid strategies on climate change, and how UK aid is spent.
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Research Briefing
UK aid: Reducing spending to 0.3% of GNI by 2027/28
Aid spending will be cut to 0.3% of gross national income by 2027 to fund greater spending on defence. What are the government's aid plans?
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Research Briefing
Ukraine: UK aid and humanitarian situation 2022 to 2026
Describes the effects of the conflict in Ukraine and the number of refugees leaving the country, alongside what aid the UK and others have pledged from 2022.
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Research Briefing
Service industries: Economic indicators
The service industries include retail, finance, administration, and other areas. Find the latest data on the activity of the UK services sector.
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Research Briefing
What are the current trends in global aid funding in 2026?
July 2026 marks one year since USAID’s closure. The world’s major aid donors – Germany, the UK, France, Japan and the US – are all cutting their aid budgets.
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Research Briefing
Estimates Day debate: Spending of the Northern Ireland Office
An Estimates Day debate has been scheduled for 29 June on the spending of the Northern Ireland Office.
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Research Briefing
UK-Indonesia collaboration on environmental sustainability
A Westminster Hall debate on UK–Indonesia collaboration on environmental sustainability is scheduled for 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The debate will be led by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour).
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Research Briefing
Public spending during the covid-19 pandemic
This briefing looks at the very high level of UK public spending on tackling the covid-19 pandemic, including how the money was spent and where it came from.
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Research Briefing
Local government finances
Local authorities in England spent £105.7 billion in 2024/25. This briefing looks at the funding that local authorities receive from central government, and where and how they spend it.
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Research Briefing
Economic update: Beating the forecasts, for now
Inflation fell to 2.8% in April 2026, but experts expect it to increase to 3.5% by the end of the year.
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Research Briefing
Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2026/27
This briefing summarises 2026/27’s Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government’s spending plans for the year.
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