The primary aim of the research project was to present an overview of Britain's relative competitive performance in the postwar period. Previous research in this area has concentrated on either the total economy or on manufacturing. The aim of the project was to broaden the scope of research by examining competitive performance for all sectors of the aggregate economy. To do so, a dataset was constructed to enable measurement of productivity (both labour and total factor productivity) and unit labour costs comparing Britain to four of her major competitors, i.e. the US, France, Germany and Japan. The research was concerned with to what extent the performance at the aggregate economy level was affected by the inclusion of non-market services (health, education and government), which are poorly measured in the national accounts. Differences in performance between service sectors and production industries were also analysed.

Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations in the United Kingdom decreased to -23 in June from -21 in May of 2017. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations.

Monthly and annual inflation rates for UK input and output producer price inflation (PPI), 1996 to 2025.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The primary aim of the research project was to present an overview of Britain's relative competitive performance in the postwar period. Previous research in this area has concentrated on either the total economy or on manufacturing. The aim of the project was to broaden the scope of research by examining competitive performance for all sectors of the aggregate economy. To do so, a dataset was constructed to enable measurement of productivity (both labour and total factor productivity) and unit labour costs comparing Britain to four of her major competitors, i.e. the US, France, Germany and Japan. The research was concerned with to what extent the performance at the aggregate economy level was affected by the inclusion of non-market services (health, education and government), which are poorly measured in the national accounts. Differences in performance between service sectors and production industries were also analysed. Main Topics: The dataset contains the raw data necessary to enable an evaluation of Britain's relative competitive performance at the sector level. Hence the dataset contains annual time series, from 1950 to 1995, on real output (generally value added), number of persons engaged, average annual hours worked, net capital stocks, labour force skills and labour's share of value added. It also includes benchmark estimates of relative productivity levels for 1993. The data are available for a maximum of 33 sectors, some of which are broad sectors and some comprise sub-industries with these broad sectors. The sectors included are : 1. Agriculture, forestry and fishing; 2. Mining and oil refining (2.1 oil and gas extraction, 2.2 other mining, 2.3 mineral oil refining); 3. Utilities (3.1 electricity, 3.2 gas, 3.3 water supply); 4. Manufacturing 5. Construction 6. Distributive trades (6.1 wholesale trade, 6.2 retail trade, 6.3 hotels and catering); 7. Transport and communications (7.1 rail transport, 7.2 water transport, 7.3 air transport, 7.4 other transport & transport services, 7.5 communications); 8. Financial & business services (8.1 banking & finance, 8.2 insurance, 8.3 business services); 9. Miscellaneous personal services; 10. Non-market services (10.1 health, 10.2 education, 10.3 government) plus the total for the aggregate economy and the total over market sectors (excluding non-market sectors). The manufacturing sectors are : 4.1. Chemicals and allied products (4.11 chemicals, 4.12 rubber and plastics); 4.2. Metals (4.21 basic metals and 4.22 metal products); 4.3. Engineering industries (4.31 mechanical engineering, 4.32 office machinery, 4.33 electrical engineering, 4.34 mo tor vehicles, 4.45 other transport equipment, 4.36 instrument engineering); 4.4. Textile and related products (4.41 textiles, 4.42 clothing, footwear and leather); 4.5. Food, drink and tobacco and 4.6. Other manufacturing (4.61 non-metallic mineral products, 4.62 wood & furniture, 4.63 paper & printing, 4.64 miscellaneous manufacturing. The data originate from official publications but include adjustment to render them internationally comparable. Data limitations imply that the series are not always available for all sectors in all countries. The most complete data series are for the US, the UK and Germany - less detail is available for France and Japan. The data represent in some cases a complete, and in some cases a partial transcription of original sources. Adjustments were made to the original sources to render them consistent across both time and countries. For example, in constructing real output for the US, the data are those published for Construction, indexed to 1993=100. For the communications sector, however, the US industry definition includes telecommunications, radio and TV, whereas communications in all other countries comprise telecommunications and postal services. Hence for the US output of the postal services (included with the Federal Government) was estimated and added to output in telecommunications. For further details, please see documentation. The dataset contains the following files : NISECQ.xls: Real value added by sector, (index, 1993=100). NISECMQ.xls: Real value added in manufacturing industries, (index, 1993=100). NISECE.xls: Number of persons engaged by sector, (thousands of persons). NISECME.xls: Number of persons engaged in manufacturing, (thousands of persons). NISECHR.xls: Annual average hours per worker by sector, (number of hours). NISECMHR.xls: Annual average hours per worker in manufacturing, (number of hours). NISECPR.xls: Value added per hour worked by sector, (index, 1993=100). NISECMPR.xls: Value added per hour worked in manufacturing, (index, 1993=100). NISECK.xls: Capital services by sector, (index, 1993=100). NISECMK.xls: Capital services in manufacturing, (index, 1993=100). (this file does include a spreadsheet for Japan ) NISECLS.xls: Labour's share of value added by sector, (proportions). NISECMLS.xls: Labour's share of value added in manufacturing, (proportions). (this file does include a spreadsheet for Japan) NISECSK.xls: Labour force skills by sector, divided into higher level, intermediate level and low skills (percent of the workforce). Note: these data are available only for the US, the UK and Germany. NISECMSK.xls: Labour force skills in manufacturing, divided into higher level, intermediate level and low skills (percent of the workforce). Note: these data are available only for the US, the UK and Germany. NISECLV.xls: Relative levels of value added per hour worked and capital per hour worked in 1993, (UK=100). This contains one spreadsheet for sectors and one for manufacturing. No information recorded

Core Producer Prices MoM in the United Kingdom increased to 0.30 percent in January from 0 percent in December of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Core Producer Prices MoM.

Quarterly summary information on the size and direction of the revisions made to the data covering a five-year period, UK.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. This study formed part of the pan-European Science and Technology Research In a Knowledge-based Economy (STRIKE) project. The UK research focused on the impact of changes in the extent of competition on innovation, technology transfer and productivity, and how these are affected by other institutional factors such as the extent of labour market flexibility and interaction in technology markets. The data collection for this project involved the matching of a number of microeconomic datasets and two datasets are available from the UK Data Archive as part of this study. The first dataset, the European Industry Level Patents Database, was created by matching microdata from the European Patent Office (EPO) PATSTAT database to Bureau van Dijk's ORBIS company accounts database. This allowed the researchers to assign an area of industry activity to the patenting information. The second dataset, the European Import Quotas Database, was created by using product-level microdata from the European Commission's Systeme Integre de Gestion de Licenses (SIGL) quota licensing website and aggregating this information to industry level. Further information is available on the Product Market Competition, Technology and Productivity ESRC Award web page. Main Topics: European Industry Level Patents Database The data are defined at industry level following the US SIC (1987). Information has been aggregated from a firm-level panel constructed through the matching of the EPO PATSTAT database and company accounts records from Bureau van Dijk's ORBIS company accounts database. European Import Quotas Database The data are defined at industry level following the US SIC (1987) system. This was aggregated from 6-digit product level data taken from the SIGL import licensing database. The SIGL product codes correspond closely to the HS2002 6-digit product code used by UN COMTRADE and other international trade databases. Information is recorded on the coverage of European import quotas against Chinese goods prior to the 2001 World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. The coverage is calculated on the basis of the weighted value of the 6-digit HS products within an industry that are subject to quotas.

Public service healthcare growth rates and indices for inputs, quality and non-quality adjusted output and productivity, totals and by components, for England, financial years ending 1996 to 2017 and UK, 1995 to 2016.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 0.90 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Imports of Intra EU - Iron & Steel in the United Kingdom increased to 314.03 GBP Million in January from 259.49 GBP Million in December of 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Iron & Steel.

Core Producer Prices in the United Kingdom increased to 136.90 points in January from 136.50 points in December of 2024. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Core Producer Prices- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations in the United Kingdom decreased to 1 in June from 9 in May of 2017. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations.

Exports of Extra EU - Products of Animal Origin N in the United Kingdom decreased to 1.65 GBP Million in January from 2.02 GBP Million in December of 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Exports of Extra EU - Products of Animal Origin N.

PPI Input YoY in the United Kingdom decreased by 0.10 percent in January from -1.30 percent in December of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom PPI Input YoY.

PPI Input in the United Kingdom increased to 0.80 percent in January from 0.20 percent in December of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom PPI Input MoM.

Imports of Extra EU - Meat & Edible Meat Offal in the United Kingdom increased to 39.29 GBP Million in January from 29.80 GBP Million in December of 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Extra EU - Meat & Edible Meat Offal.