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Chart of the week: the other fiscal rule
- Article
- 05 Nov 2026
Our chart this week is on the government’s secondary fiscal rule, showing how public sector net financial liabilities are forecast to fall as a share of GDP in 2029/30, giving headroom of £24bn.
Chart of the week: budget 2026 headroom
- Article
- 29 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the Chancellor chose to allow the government’s fiscal headroom to fall by £9bn to £15bn as he deferred difficult decisions for another year.
Chart of the week: debt on the rise
- Article
- 22 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the national debt has increased from £325bn a quarter of a century ago to just over £3tn on 30 September 2026.
Chart of the week: deficit blues
- Article
- 15 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the five-year fiscal forecasts have consistently proved too optimistic in recent years, something to bear in mind as the budget approaches.
Chart of the week: disposable income
- Article
- 08 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how income is distributed across UK households with a median equivalised household disposable income of £3,265 per month and an equivalised average of £3,800 per month.
Chart of the week: borrowing maturity
- Article
- 01 Oct 2026
Our chart this week shows how the government has shortened the average period over which it borrows to seven years in recent years as yields on 30-year gilts hit 6.0%.
Chart of the week: UK productivity remeasured
- Article
- 24 Sep 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the ONS is changing how it calculates labour productivity – one of the most important factors driving economic growth.
Chart of the week: public sector workforce
- Article
- 17 Sep 2026
Our chart this week looks at how one third of the 6.2m public sector workforce work for the NHS while 9% work for the Civil Service.
Chart of the week: OBR long-term fiscal forecast
- Article
- 10 Sep 2026
Our chart this week shows how alternative scenarios go off the chart in the OBR’s latest long-term fiscal projections.
Chart of the week: long-term interest rates
- Article
- 03 Sep 2026
Our chart this week highlights how long-term borrowing costs have changed over the past year in Japan, Germany, France, the US and the UK.
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Each week we publish a chart that illuminates a different aspect of the economy.