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Latest numbers confirm UK deficit is up and is £7.7bn overbudget
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- 19 Jun 2026
Data for the first two months of the financial year confirm that the government is under significant fiscal, as well as political, pressure. At the end of May the UK deficit was £8.9bn higher than in 2025 and spending was well over budget.
Chart of the week: government bond yields
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- 18 Jun 2026
Our chart this week highlights how the UK has one of the highest government bond yields (the interest rates payable by governments) among advanced economies.
Chart of the week: employment and unemployment
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- 11 Jun 2026
Our chart this week explains why the employment rate of 75% and unemployment rate of 5% don’t add up to 100%.
Chart of the week: OBR forecast evaluation
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- 05 Jun 2026
Our chart this week looks at the Office of Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast evaluation for the year ended 31 March 2025, showing the very large differences between the OBR’s pre-election March 2024 one-year forecast and the 2024/25 outturn.
Chart of the week: fuel prices
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- 28 May 2026
Our chart this week is on fuel prices, illustrating both how the price at the pump is made up and how prices have risen over the last four months.
Climate adaptation finance as the next frontier of public financial management
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- 26 May 2026
Without robust adaptation metrics, public climate finance risks remaining fragmented and input-driven rather than outcome-oriented, warns Alishba Khan
April’s public sector finances add to the Chancellor’s woes
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- 22 May 2026
Higher welfare spending pushed the deficit up by £5bn, from £19bn in the month of April 2025 to £24bn in April 2026, while opening net debt was revised up by £6bn.
Chart of the week: UK defence spending
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- 21 May 2026
Our chart this week returns to the subject of defence spending and how the extra money for defence being announced by the government is only a small step on the way to the NATO target of spending 3.5% of GDP.
Chart of the week: car exports and imports
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- 14 May 2026
Our chart this week is on the car market in the UK, showing how most of the cars made in the UK are exported (our third biggest goods export) and most of the new cars registered in the UK are imported (our biggest goods import).
Chart of the week: top 20 military spenders
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- 06 May 2026
Our chart this week is on the 20 countries that incurred the most military expenditure in 2025, starting with the US spending the most at $954bn, followed by China spending $336bn and the UK in sixth place at $89bn (£71bn).
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