GDP growth
0.6 %
Up 0.5 from previous period
Period 2026 Q1 · Office for National StatisticsThe UK Picture
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GDP per person growth
0.6 %
Up 0.6 from previous period
Period 2026 Q1 · Office for National StatisticsReal disposable income per person
6,295 GBP per person
Down 52 from previous period
Period 2026 Q1 · Office for National StatisticsProductivity growth
0.5 %
Up 1.2 from previous period
Period 2026 Q1 · Office for National StatisticsEmployment rate
75.1 %
Unchanged from previous period
Period 2026 JUN · Office for National StatisticsUnemployment
4.9 %
Unchanged from previous period
Period 2026 JUN · Office for National StatisticsReal pay growth
0.55 %
Down 0.28 from previous period
Period 2026 JUL · Office for National StatisticsCPIH inflation
3.18 %
Down 0.37 from previous period
Period Jan-26 · Office for National StatisticsAverage house price
£272,611
Up 1,934 from previous period
Period 2026-07-01 · UK House Price IndexMedian affordability ratio
7.55 earnings multiple
Down 0.19 from previous period
Period 2025 · UK House Price IndexPrivate-rent inflation
3.81 %
Up 0.14 from previous period
Period 2026 AUG · Office for National StatisticsNet migration
171,000 people
Down 31,000 from previous period
Period YE Dec 25 · Long-term international migrationGovernment borrowing
£1.8bn
Down 10.98 from previous period
Period 2026 JUL · Office for National StatisticsNational debt
94.1 % of GDP
Down 0.5 from previous period
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