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A live dashboard of the UK’s economy and energy grid — updated on each metric’s own schedule.

Energy · Live

Electricity Carbon Intensity

176gCO₂/kWhhigh
  • Gas43.2%
  • Solar21.4%
  • Wind10.9%
  • Nuclear9.5%
  • Imports9.0%
  • Biomass5.9%

Carbon intensity · as of 30 Jun, 16:00 · updated 54 min ago · National Grid ESO — Carbon Intensity API (CC BY 4.0)

Economy

Inflation

3.2%
−0.4 ppvs prev.

Inflation (CPIH, 12-month rate) · as of Jan 2026 · updated 4 mo ago · Office for National Statistics — CPIH

Economy

GDP

0.3%
−0.1 ppvs prev.

GDP (monthly, month-on-month) · as of Mar 2026 · updated 2 mo ago · Office for National Statistics — Monthly GDP

Economy

Unemployment

4.6%
+0.1 ppvs prev.

Unemployment rate (16+) · as of Apr 2025 · updated 1 yr ago · Office for National Statistics — Labour market