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ONS

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abbreviation

  1. Office for National Statistics

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The ONS lowered its projection for annual inflows to 230,000 from 340,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The ONS expects deaths to exceed births by 450,000 during the decade to 2034.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Actual police data included in the ONS dataset also showed a 1% fall in recorded shoplifting offences to 509,566 in 2025, compared with 2024, despite recent surges in the crime.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

To build a bigger picture of crime in England and Wales, the ONS also referred to estimates from its annual crime survey in the new dataset.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"Inflation climbed in March, largely due to increased fuel prices, which saw their largest increase for over three years," Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026