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Chart of the week: educational decline
- Article
- 13 Mar 2026
Our chart this week looks at how school rolls in England are projected to decline by 7% in state nurseries and primaries and 3% in state secondaries over the next five years, and what that means for school closures and mergers across the country.
Chart of the week: Spring Forecast 2026
- Article
- 06 Mar 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the Chancellor’s fiscal headroom increased by £2bn to £24bn in the latest fiscal forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Chart of the week: student loans
- Article
- 27 Feb 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the Department for Education has impaired 40% of the value of its student loans outstanding as at 31 March 2025.
Chart of the week: Real average pay in the UK
- Article
- 20 Feb 2026
Our chart this week illustrates how UK average total pay fell by 0.2% in real terms over the 12 months to December 2025, following much stronger growth in the previous two years.
Chart of the week: business births and deaths in the UK
- Article
- 13 Feb 2026
Our chart looks at the cycle of business life since 2017, as the number of business births exceeded business deaths in 2025 for the second year in succession.
Chart of the week: quarterly public sector finances
- Article
- 06 Feb 2026
This week’s chart looks at how the government is relying on a strong inflow from self-assessment and employee bonuses to meet its revised fiscal targets for the financial year to March 2026.
Chart of the week: global stock markets
- Article
- 30 Jan 2026
Our chart looks at how the top 10 stocks from nine companies made up more than a fifth of global stock market values on 31 December 2025.
Chart of the week: Australian Government balance sheet
- Article
- 23 Jan 2026
Our chart marks Australia Day by looking at the federal government balance sheet over the last decade.
Chart of the week: A peak in the civil service?
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- 16 Jan 2026
Our chart looks at civil service numbers given that restructuring is in the air in Whitehall. Will the government really be able to deliver on its plans to cut administration costs and civil service headcount over the coming three years?
Chart of the week: Budget 2025 Fiscal Insight
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- 09 Jan 2026
Our chart this week returns to the scene of the Budget as we publish an in-depth analysis of its effect on the public finances and how it was ‘all about the headroom’.
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Each week we publish a chart that illuminates a different aspect of the economy.