Coronavirus And The Latest Indicators For The Uk Economy And Society: 10 December 2020

10th December 2020

From the Office for National Statistics,

According to the Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey, 77% of UK businesses are currently trading, with 14% of trading business' workforce on furlough leave. See Section 3.

According to the latest Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, in the week ending 6 December 2020, the proportion of adults in Great Britain shopping for things other than basic necessities increased by five percentage points to 18%, as national restrictions in England eased and were replaced by a regionally tiered approach to restrictions part way through the week. See Section 4.

According to OpenTable data, on the weekend of 5 and 6 December 2020, seated diners in the UK increased to around 75% of their level last year, from 5% at the start of the week. See Section 5.

According to Value Added Tax (VAT) returns, there were 22,840 new VAT reporters during November 2020, which is below the level in November 2019 of 23,880 but above the 2015 to 2019 average of 20,908. See Section 6.

Overall prices of items in the food and drink basket were unchanged in the latest week. See Section 8.

Online UK job adverts decreased three percentage points in the latest week. See Section 9.

According to Springboard, in the week ending Sunday 6 December 2020, footfall increased in every UK region except Northern Ireland compared with the previous week. See Section 10.

According to the Department for Transport (DfT), on Monday 7 December 2020 the volume of all motor vehicle traffic increased seven percentage points compared with the previous week; estimates are now 13 percentage points below the levels seen in early February 2020. See Section 11.

See the full report at

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronavirustheukeconomyandsocietyfasterindicators/10december2020