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Our latest GDP estimates for June show that the UK economy is now 17.2% smaller than it was in February before the full impacts of the #coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic hit ow.ly/Wsom50AX8b9 Chart title: GDP grew by 8.7% in June 2020, but is still wel
GDP fell 20.4% in Quarter 2 2020; with services (-19.9%) manufacturing (-20.2%) and construction (-35.0%) all experiencing record quarterly falls ow.ly/x96N50AX8dy Infographic text: GDP down -20.4% Services down -19.9% Manu
Commenting on today’s GDP figures for June and Quarter 2 @jathers_ONS said: ow.ly/grRF50AX8f1 1/2 Quote text: “The recession brought on by the coronavirus p
.@jathers_ONS continued: ow.ly/IfOG50AX8hL 2/2 Quote text: “The economy began to bounce back in June wi
Despite growth in June, services, manufacturing and construction all remained significantly below their February levels.

Read more about how #COVID19 has impacted different industries in the UK economy ow.ly/9fNz50AX8jl Chart title: Despite growth in June 2020, the three main in
Construction output fell 35.0% in Quarter 2.

In addition, construction new orders fell by a record 51.1% in Quarter 2 to £6.2bn; their lowest level since records began in Quarter 1 1964 ow.ly/ArQH50AX8ms Chart title: Total new orders are at their lowest level in
The total trade balance (excluding non-monetary gold) increased by £8.6bn to an £8.6bn surplus in Quarter 2 as imports fell £35.2bn and exports fell by £26.7bn ow.ly/Ugvl50AX8nS The total trade surplus, excluding precious metals, widened
Removing the effect of inflation the total trade surplus excluding unspecified goods (which includes non-monetary gold) widened by £7.2bn to £7.8bn in Quarter 2 as imports fell by £31.1bn and exports fell by £23.8bn ow.ly/cMDj50AX8z0 Chart title: The trade surplus in volume terms, excluding u
Output per hour in Quarter 2 was 2.5% down on the previous quarter – the largest fall since records began in Quarter 2 1971.

The biggest fall, 74.7%, was in the hospitality industry ow.ly/ZDBu50AX8Bt Chart title: Compared with the previous quarter, output per
Commenting on today’s #productivity figures @Jather_ONS said: ow.ly/MctH50AX8Dl Quote text: “Overall, productivity saw its largest ever f
Due to implications of the ongoing #coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have published these data earlier than usual.

See our statement for further information ow.ly/RW6b30qzJxE
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We have investigated the link between air pollution and #COVID19 deaths in England.

We found some evidence to suggest a correlation, but it is likely to be lower than that found in other studies ow.ly/bizl50AYelG Does exposure to air pollut...
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For the first time, we’ve published comparisons of all-cause mortality between European countries, regions and local areas from January to June 2020 and compared with the five-year average ow.ly/dOMl50AM2IX
All-cause mortality voids the issue of different countries recording #COVID19 deaths in different ways.

This measure also considers indirect impacts of the pandemic, such as delayed access to healthcare ow.ly/lnLK30r1ANG
In the UK, excess mortality was seen in every local authority area during the peak weeks (week ending 3 April to week ending 8 May 2020).

However for other Western European countries excess mortality varied by local area in this time ow.ly/xWgr30r1AO2
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We’ve published updated analysis on #COVID19 deaths by local areas and deprivation.

Between 1 March and 30 June 220,636 deaths occurred in England and Wales that were registered by 11 July.

Of those, 50,574 (22.9%) involved COVID-19 ow.ly/hwGA50AGVWv
We use “age-standardised mortality rates”, which allow for differences in the age structure of populations.

These allow us to make valid comparisons between different geographic areas ow.ly/qzZ030r0mtK
Between 1 March and 30 June there were 88.0 deaths involving #COVID19 per 100,000 people in England and Wales

▪️ 88.7 per 100,000 persons in England
▪️ 73.7 per 100,000 persons in Wales

➡️ ow.ly/CpmR30r0mur
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