Summary

Early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Publications

• Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society: 6 August 2020

  Early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Data

• Weekly shipping indicators

  Weekly data showing ship visits to and from selected UK ports. These are official statistics in development. Source: exactEarth.

• Online price changes for high-demand products

  The online price changes of selected high-demand products (HDPs) dataset. These data are experimental estimates developed to deliver timely indicators to help understand the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Online job advert estimates

  Weekly snapshot of online job advert indices covering the UK job market. These are official statistics in development. Source: Adzuna.

Methodology

• Weekly indicators of company creations and closures from Companies House methodology

  Quality and methodology information for weekly indicators of company creations and closures from Companies House. These are experimental data created as part of the faster indicators release in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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