This article considers the impact of the developing financial crisis on retail sales values up to 2008. It also examines the divergence between the official estimates of retail activity and the British Retail Consortium retailing indicator. It focuses on the value measure of retail sales and...

Describes current methods, based on staff numbers and other inputs, and sets out proposals for improvements to these measuresThis article describes current methods for measuring defence in the UK National Accounts, based on staff numbersand other inputs. It sets out proposals for improvements to...

SUMMARYThis article examines recent divergence between output and employment in the UK construction industry. It looks at the construction labour market and highlights how its flexibility (in relation to other industries) may have contributed to the observed divergence. It also looks at...

Introduces the new journal and provides a retrospective review of compendia publications of official statistics and analysis.Since its first publication in 1953, Economic Trends and its companion labour market publications have recordedchanges to the UK economy and labour market. In this new...