Low investment in key sectors explains the lag in productivity in the U.K from 1997 to 2020
By using a recent report compiled by the Office for National Statistics, we are able to paint a picture of industrial investment in the UK …
Data explainers
Comment on the pitfalls of looking at data.
Some insights on income and the cost of livings from the living costs and food survey
by Mirzo Jonuzokov (Edited by Tuan Luong) Highlights: Age, education are the main drivers of income and expenditures. There is some evidence that non-single people …
Has there been an increase in wages for the poor?
Ahead of its annual party conference, the Conservative government has argued that the supply chain disruptions and labour market shortages we are seeing because of …
Wage distributions – mean, median and economically inactive
Suppose we want to compare the average hourly wages of full-time workers living in the different areas of Leicestershire. How should we judge average? It …
