Release

Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 27 March 2025

Released: 27 March 2025 9:30am
Next release: 03 April 2025

Summary

Early experimental data and analysis on economic activity and social change in the UK. These real-time indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

Publications

Data

  • Weekly shipping indicators

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

  • Automotive fuel spending

    Weekly data showing estimated quantity of automotive fuel demand per average transaction in the UK. These are official statistics in development.

  • System Price of electricity

    Daily data showing the System Price of electricity, and rolling seven-day average, in Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: Elexon.

  • System Average Price (SAP) of gas

    Daily data showing SAP of gas, and rolling seven-day average, traded in Great Britain over the On-the-Day Commodity Market (OCM). These are official statistics in development. Source: National Gas Transmission.

  • Value Added Tax (VAT) flash estimates

    Monthly data showing Value Added Tax (VAT) flash estimate turnover diffusion indices using data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) VAT returns. These are official statistics in development. Source: HMRC

  • Advanced notification of potential redundancies

    Weekly data showing the number of potential redundancies from Insolvency Service HR1 forms and the number of employers proposing redundancies, Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: HR1.

  • Daily UK flights

    Daily data showing UK flight numbers and rolling seven-day average, including flights to, from, and within the UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: EUROCONTROL.

  • Energy Performance Building Certificates (EPC)

    Weekly number of Energy Performance Building Certificates, for New and Existing domestic properties, in England and Wales. These are official statistics in development.

  • Revolut spending on debit cards

    Weekly and monthly data showing indices of Revolut debit card transaction data, UK. These are official statistics in development. Source: Revolut

Contact details

Name

Real Time Indicators team

Email

realtime.indicators@ons.gov.uk