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Public sector and economic data can be daunting. In chart form it all becomes so much more digestible.
Each week we publish a chart that illuminates a different aspect of the economy.
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Chart of the week: pre-Spring Statement debt forecast
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  • 17 Mar 2022
This week’s chart reviews the sharp increase in the national debt to GDP ratio as we reflect on the challenges facing Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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Chart of the week: Europe’s gas supply
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  • 10 Mar 2022
Our chart this week looks at Europe’s natural gas supply and its current reliance on Russian gas to keep homes warm, businesses operating and gas-fired power plants generating.
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Chart of the week: New Zealand government balance sheet
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  • 03 Mar 2022
Our chart this week delves into New Zealand’s public finances, one of the very few developed countries to have a government balance sheet with positive net assets.
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Chart of the week: UK Armed Forces
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  • 24 Feb 2022
Our chart of the week puts the spotlight on defence, illustrating how the UK’s regular forces have more than halved over the past 40 years. The big question is, are further reductions planned over the next few years still realistic in light of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia?
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Chart of the week: Quarterly GDP per head
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  • 17 Feb 2022
GDP statistics have become much more exciting, with low but steady growth in per capita GDP before the pandemic giving way to large swings as the economy adjusts to a major shock.
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Chart of the week: National Insurance Fund 2020/21
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  • 10 Feb 2022
We take a look at the Great Britain National Insurance Fund, illustrating how the balance in the fund grew from the equivalent of 4.2 months of annual payments to 4.6 months over the course of 2020/21.
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Chart of the week: UK government major projects portfolio
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  • 03 Feb 2022
Our chart this week illustrates how the government has already started on many of the major projects that form part of the Levelling Up White Paper.
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Chart of the week: UK quarterly public finances
  • Article
  • 27 Jan 2022
Our chart this week looks at the fiscal forecast for the final quarter of the government’s financial year ending in March 2022.
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Chart of the week: energy prices
  • Article
  • 20 Jan 2022
Our chart this week is about domestic energy prices and the Ofgem energy price cap rises expected in April and October 2022.
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Chart of the week: UK population projections 2020 to 2045
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  • 13 Jan 2022
Our chart this week is based on the latest population projections for the UK, with an expected 67% increase in the number of people over the age of 75 and a fall in the number under the age of 25 over the next quarter of a century.
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