On 17 April 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced delays to some of our main economic publications, to allow extra time to quality assure data before publication, in light of the disruption caused by the developing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Today we are announcing short delays to further economic releases that are due to be published in the coming months.
Further information on how the ONS has been meeting the challenges of measuring the economy through the pandemic is available.
The changes to release dates are outlined in the following table.
| Release | Previous publication date | New publication date |
|---|---|---|
| GDP monthly estimate | 10 August 10 September 2020 11 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 11 September 2020 12 November 2020 |
| GDP first quarterly estimate | 10 August 2020 11 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 12 November 2020 |
| UK trade | 10 August 2020 10 September 2020 11 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 11 September 2020 12 November 2020 |
| Index of Services | 10 August 2020 10 September 2020 11 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 11 September 2020 12 November 2020 |
| Index of Production | 10 August 2020 10 September 2020 11 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 11 September 2020 12 November 2020 |
| Construction output in Great Britain | 10 August 2020 10 September 2020 10 September 2020 | 12 August 2020 11 September 2020 12 November 2020 |
| Retail sales, Great Britain | 23 July 2020 20 August 2020 17 September 2020 22 October 2020 19 November 2020 17 December 2020 | 24 July 2020 21 August 2020 18 September 2020 23 October 2020 20 November 2020 18 December 2020 |
| UK productivity flash estimate | 11 August 2020 10 November 2020 | 12 August 2020 12 November 2020 |