ONS

Four indicators tracking the UK’s return to work this summer

The rate of people going out to eat is getting firmly back on track after three national lockdowns

The UK is getting back to the office, having dinner in restaurants and jetting off abroad after Covid

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ONS: Just 17% of adults believe life will return to ‘normal’ after Covid

Happiness among adults is at its lowest level since the survey started in March

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UK economy slowed to 0.4% in October

The country's gross domestic product is still 7.9% lower than it was before the pandemic

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak

Virus crisis pushes UK national debt to £2,000,000,000,000

Borrowing from April to July this year was the highest since records began, according to official statistics

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Number of people on UK payrolls falls 650,000 in lockdown

The ONS noted a 16.7% drop in the weekly hours worked compared with the same period last year

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Double the number of UK households struggle to pay bills, ONS says

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 11% of adults said it was difficult or very difficult to pay household bills

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UK household spending drops to record lows as government re-opens economy

Spending in the UK dropped by £9.5bn, according to the ONS's latest figures

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UK borrowing exceeds GDP for the first time in more than 50 years

Debt levels have increased by a record sum in the past year

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