UK statistics agency admits more figures are flawed

Delay to release of price indices will deepen concerns about reliability of ONS data

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UK statistics agency delays release of trade data after finding error

Move by Office for National Statistics will fuel questions over quality of its figures following problems with jobs survey
Financial Times - Mar. 13
Almost 7 in 10 concerned about measles outbreak: Poll

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Record number of Americans working more than one job

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Key inflation data set to be released tomorrow. Here's what to expect.

Consumer Price Index data on Wednesday will give Americans, and the Federal Reserve, another readout on inflation.
CBS News - Mar. 11
UK economy shrank unexpectedly in January

A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.
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NOAA braces for mass layoffs, fueling concerns about lifesaving weather services

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UK retail sales rise ‘modestly’ as consumers remain cautious

Shoppers continued to cut volume of goods they purchased in February, industry data indicates
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ONS change to pension valuation is ‘fundamentally flawed’, think-tank says

Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses official statisticians of ‘jumbled economic reasoning’, in latest setback for agency
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VR headsets and pulled pork join UK inflation basket

Office for National Statistics updates items used to measure price growth as spending habits evolve
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