ONS (Office for National Statistics)

ONS data: The cost of commerce crisis ratchets up, as energy prices stay elevated and businesses feel the pain

24 March 2022

ONS data: The cost of commerce crisis ratchets up, as energy prices stay elevated and businesses feel the pain

Main findings of the ONS survey: Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 24 March 2022 – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

  • In early March 2022, a quarter (25%) of businesses not permanently stopped trading reported that their production and/or suppliers had been affected by recent increases in energy prices.
  • The accommodation and food service activities...

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Office working 9-5 remains elusive

Office working 9-5 remains elusive

Susannah Streeter
  • One in six (17%) of people were hybrid working in late October, rising to a fifth in larger businesses.
  • In early November, half of businesses said their workforce had returned to their normal place of work.
  • 18% of businesses said they intended to use homeworking permanently.
  • The main reasons for homeworking – staff wellbeing, increased productivity, reduced overheads and reduced carbon emissions.

The ONS has released insights into hybrid and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/18/office-working-9-5-remains-elusive/

Frozen turkeys flying out of the deep freeze as consumers worry about product supplies

Frozen turkeys flying out of the deep freeze as consumers worry about product supplies

Susannah Streeter

The ONS has released data on product shortages and consumer spending patterns.

Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown.

‘’It seems Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without turkey on the table, as the birds are flying out of the deep freeze,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/11/frozen-turkeys-flying-out-of-the-deep-freeze-as-consumers-worry-about-product-supplies/