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13 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
New data from our Opinions & Lifestyle survey show over a quarter of adults (27%) reported feeling it would take more than a year for life to return to normal (4 to 8 August).

This was down from 32% three weeks ago (14 to 18 July).

➡️ow.ly/OepO50FQhkL Graphic text: 27% of adults felt it would take more than a
Slightly more adults reported meeting with someone not in their household indoors (64%) than outdoors (60%) for the first time this year.

Meeting indoors has gradually increased since the removal of legal restrictions in England on 19 July

➡️ow.ly/rars50FQhoN Chart title: Almost two thirds of adults met up indoors with
A high proportion of adults felt that measures to slow the spread of #COVID19 were either very important or important.

Such measures included:

▪️ wearing a face covering while shopping (88%)
▪️ socially distancing (86%)

➡️ow.ly/twMT30rQTlS
Wearing a face covering when outside the home continued to be practiced by many adults with 90% reporting this.

However, this was slightly lower than the 92% who reported this last week.

➡️ow.ly/1wD630rQTmh

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Latest results from our #COVID19 Infection Survey show in the week ending 7 August, infection rates

▪️ remained high in England and Northern Ireland
▪️ continued to decrease in Scotland.

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The percentage of businesses currently trading in early August 2021 was 89% - following an increase from 71% in January 2021 ow.ly/fbbb50FPvm0 The percentage of businesses currently trading has increased
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GDP grew by 1.0% in June 2021 and is now 2.2% below its pre-pandemic peak:

-services grew 1.5% (2.1% below February 2020)
-manufacturing grew 0.2% (2.3% below February 2020)
-construction fell 1.3% (0.3% below February 2020)

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The total value of UK manufacturers’ product sales was £358.7bn in 2020.

This was a fall of 10.8% compared with £402.2bn in 2019.

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Sales within the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers industry declined the most, falling £13.1bn (24.9%) to £39.5bn in 2020.

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11 Aug
Our Schools Infection Survey shows #COVID19 infection rates were lower in the summer term of 2021 than in autumn 2020, with infection rates in June 2021 as follows:

▪️ primary pupils = 0.27%
▪️ secondary pupils = 0.42%
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This relates to 14 local authorities, differing from NHS data published weekly, and can’t be generalised ow.ly/RBPB50FOJfs
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How we live in England and Wales changed dramatically between 1961 and 2011. Newly digitised data can now show these changes locally for the first time 💻

Our article compares areas with a series of interactive maps to see what’s changed in 50 years ow.ly/Pvtk50FN6ge Census unearthed: explore 50 years of change from 1961
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⬆️ 68% of people were legally married in 1961 and 0.8% were divorced.

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