The proportion of UK businesses’ workforce reported to be on furlough has decreased to 6% (around 1.5 million people), according to the latest Business Insights and Conditions Survey.

This is the lowest level reported since the furlough scheme began ow.ly/evth50FhpG2 Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time ind
In the week to 21 June 2021, the seven-day average estimate of UK restaurant diners was at 128% of its level in the same week of 2019, according to @OpenTableUK.

This is a 9 percentage point increase from the previous week ow.ly/SL8p50FhpIP Line chart showing in the week to Monday 21 June 2021, the s
@OpenTableUK The total volume of UK online job adverts on 18 June 2021, had increased by 2% compared with a week ago, according to @Adzuna.

The total volume remained above pre-pandemic levels at 129% of its February 2020 average ow.ly/IzKu50FhpTp Line charts showing on 18 June 2021, the total volume of onl
Retail footfall fell by 3% in the week to 19 June 2021, the third consecutive weekly drop, after an increase when lockdown restrictions eased in April 2021.

In the latest week, it was 77% of its level in the same week of 2019, according to @Springboard_ ow.ly/TWxO50FhpVs

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23 Jun
We’ve explored how people’s use of time has changed one year on from our research during the first lockdown.

Our analysis looks at the behaviours of people who had and hadn’t received at least one dose of a #COVID19 vaccine by March 2021 ow.ly/lYRE50FgxTo What did people with a COVI...
We spent time differently in March 2021 compared with the first lockdown, with more time spent on outdoor activities and socialising and less time on home-based activities like watching TV.

Changes are largely linked to changes in government restrictions ow.ly/WrjP50FgxWt Chart title: We are spendin...
Non-vaccinated people spent more time working in March 2021 than in March to April 2020 - with little change seen in those who had received one dose of the vaccine.

Age or occupation, rather than vaccine status, could explain this difference ow.ly/wytf50FgxYF Chart title: Those without ...
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22 Jun
Provisionally, 10,204 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 11 June 2021 (Week 23).

This was

▪ 2,426 higher than Week 22
▪️ 227 higher than the five-year average for Week 23.

Figures are affected by the Spring Bank Holiday ow.ly/nc3I50FfDDb Line chart showing the number of deaths registered was above
0.8% of the deaths registered in Week 23 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (84 out of 10,204 deaths).

This was 14 fewer deaths than the previous week ow.ly/pxd450FfDK2 Chart showing the number of deaths involving COVID-19 decrea
96,939 deaths involving #COVID19 to date (2020 and up to Week 23 2021) have occurred in hospitals.

The remainder mainly occurred in

▪️ care homes (32,208)
▪️ private homes (8,023)
▪️ hospices (2,091)

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18 Jun
#COVID19 rates continued to increase in England and remain low in Wales. In Northern Ireland & Scotland, the trend of people testing positive was uncertain.

Due to low positivity rates, caution should be taken over interpreting small movements in trends ow.ly/1gWU50Fdja5 Estimated number of people ...
Cases compatible with the Delta variant of #COVID19 have continued to increase in England.

Delta variant compatible cases remain low in Wales, and the trend is uncertain in Northern Ireland and Scotland ow.ly/O5gk50FdjbH Chart title: In England, th...
Regionally in England, there were increases in the number of people with #COVID19 in

▪️ the North West
▪️ the West Midlands
▪️ the South East.

Decreases were seen in the East of England and the East Midlands ow.ly/Def150Fdjfc Chart title: The percentage...
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18 Jun
Our monthly mortality analysis for May 2021 shows #COVID19 was the

▪️ 24th leading cause of death in England
▪️ 31st leading cause in Wales

➡️ ow.ly/ffTB50FdcNy COVID-19 deaths fell for th...
35,401 deaths were registered in England in May 2021, 4,252 (10.7%) fewer than the five-year average (2015 to 2019).

The leading cause of death in England was ischaemic heart diseases, accounting for 10.7% of all deaths registered ow.ly/eeyf50Fdd1u Bar chart showing in Englan...
In Wales, there were 2,416 deaths registered, 271 (10.1%) fewer deaths than the five-year average for May.

Ischaemic heart diseases were the leading cause of death in Wales, accounting for 12.4% of all deaths ow.ly/OYhh50Fdd5L Bar chart showing in Wales,...
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18 Jun
Our latest data show that retail sales decreased by an estimated 1.4% in May 2021 compared with April 2021 ow.ly/xfef50Fd8rs Line chart showing in May 2...
Commenting on today’s figures, Director for Economic Statistics Darren Morgan said: (1/4) Following a sharp increase ...
Darren Morgan continued: (2/4) “Food stores sales suffered...
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17 Jun
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
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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 Bar chart showing the transportation and storage industry ha
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