Great steps have been made in open data in the last few years. Most figures for the UK economy can be found online and the creation of the Office for Budget Responsibility means that official forecasts, too, are now available. But they have not, so far, been expressed in a way that’s easy to understand. So The Spectator has come up with this dashboard, which shows historic and projected data for the main economic indicators. This is a work in progress, so please bear with us as we get through it. And please do leave any comments below.
1.Employment
2. Bank of England base rates
3. Mortgage rates (at various loan-to-value rates)
4. Inflation (CPI and RPI pch YoY)
5. Gross Domestic Product
6. Annual change in GDP
7. Disposable income
8. Households’ debt-to-income ratio
9. Net immigration
And some other graphs that we at the Spectator find interesting:-
State Schools vs Private Schools This chart shows the average A-Level points for the top state and private schools. You can drag the cursor along the bottom: for example, when it gets to 100 that will show the average A-Level points score for the 100th best private and the 100th best state school.
It’s often said that the poorest did worst in the austerity years. The figures of actual household income show the reverse: the biggest loss of income was felt by those at the top, and those at the bottom were the only people in a very tough five years to see their disposable income improve.
And, here, the least-discussed scandal in Britain: the link between a child’s family wealth and attainment in state schools.
And the tax paid by the richest? Since George Osborne reduced the top rate of tax from 50p to 45p, the share of the burden from those at the very top has risen to record highs.
More council households are working:
People are working fewer hours:
Crime is down:
ENDS
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