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Open participation activities

UK Statistics Assembly: Call for contributions

Closes 3 November 2024 

Closed consultations and surveys

  • User needs from consumer price inflation item indices and price quote microdata

    Consumer price inflation (CPI) is the rate at which the prices of goods and services bought by households rise or fall, estimated by using price indices. They are a crucial component for understanding the economy’s health. We publish our headline CPI statistics on a monthly basis,...

    Closed 23 October 2024

  • Birth statistics study

    The Office for National Statistics produces an annual summary of statistics on Births in England and Wales . This includes live births, stillbirths and fertility rates. We are currently reviewing our birth statistics and we would like to hear from a range of users to inform our...

    Closed 31 August 2024

  • User needs from producer price inflation statistics

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces a range of statistics for both consumer and producer price inflation (CPI and PPI respectively). We are reviewing our publications for producer price inflation statistics, with the aim of refining our outputs to better meet users' needs. This...

    Closed 22 May 2024