UK retail footfall saw a weekly decrease of 7% in the week to 12 June 2021, according to @Springboard_.
It was still 82% of the level seen in the same week of 2019 – the second highest volume as a proportion of its 2019 level so far this year ow.ly/TJLk50FchxJ
The 7-day average number of restaurant diners in the week to 14 June was 119% of its level in the same week of 2019.
This was a large weekly fall, but 62 percentage points more than the week to 19 April after hospitality reopened, @OpenTableUK data show ow.ly/xkYj50FchFF
@OpenTableUK Online job adverts on 11 June 2021 had decreased by 2% compared with a week ago, according to @Adzuna data.
This is the first time online job adverts have fallen since 15 January 2021, but the volume remains substantially above pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/BV4D50FchWR
@OpenTableUK@adzuna Shipping data from @exactEarth show an average of 421 daily ship visits in the week ending 13 June 2021, an increase of 2% from the previous week (411).
This is the highest average number seen since February 2020, before the pandemic began ow.ly/B4xS50Fci1Y
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The proportion of businesses’ workforce reported to be on furlough fell from around 20% in late January to 7% in late May 2021.
This is the lowest since the furlough scheme began, while the highest proportion was working at their normal workplace (62%) ow.ly/I0Ij50Fci9W
Businesses in the arts, entertainment and recreation industry reported the highest proportion of its workforce on furlough leave (21%) ow.ly/V8eA50Fcig1
87% of UK businesses were currently trading in early June, remaining consistent since late May 2021.
This is the joint highest percentage of businesses currently trading since comparable estimates began in June 2020 ow.ly/izH550FcihI
Data from @beisgovuk show offshore and onshore wind energy generation accounted for 24% of total electricity generated in 2020 – that’s 75,610 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity from wind.
This is enough to power 8.4 trillion LED light bulbs ow.ly/Ir9m50Favha
Turnover generated by businesses active in offshore and/or onshore wind was almost £6 billion in 2019 ow.ly/J17q50FavpA