Office for National Statistics

UK consumer prices inflation has fallen to a 15-year low of just 0.5%, driven by plunging oil prices.

The Office for National Statistics has confirmed UK Q3 GDP came in at 0.7% but revised down figures for the previous five quarters.

The UK's current account deficit widened faster than expected in the third quarter to reach a record high of £27bn.

UK CPI inflation has fallen to its lowest level in five years, undershooting estimates as the impact of falling petrol prices dragged the headline level down near to 1%.

The Office for National Statistics has revised second quarter growth figures in the UK up from 0.8% to 0.9% in its final estimate.

UK CPI inflation fell for a sixth consecutive month in March to hit a fresh four-year low, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Changes at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which will count future pension rights as if they were present income will turn the UK into a nation of savers instantly, the Telegraph reports.

Unemployment in the UK fell by 63,000 to 2.33 million in the three months to January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The UK economy grew at 0.7% in the final quarter of 2013, official figures confirmed today, in line with the preliminary estimate, although 2013's overall growth rate was revised down.

Sterling fell slightly against most major currencies this morning after the Office of National Statistics reported higher-than-expected unemployment figures.