UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Connector for Claude

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Official UK economic data: quarterly and annual GDP by region, CPIH inflation (the UK's headline measure), retail sales index, real-time card spending indicators, and household income statistics from the Office for National Statistics.

6 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Official UK economic statistics from the ONS.

What you can do

  • GDP — Quarterly and annual, by region
  • CPIH — The UK's headline inflation measure (including housing)
  • Retail Sales — Monthly consumer spending volumes
  • Card Spending — Experimental real-time debit/credit indicator
  • Tax & Benefits — Household income redistribution

No API Key Required

Completely open and unrestricted.

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6 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_gdp

Main datasets: regional-gdp-by-quarter (quarterly), regional-gdp-by-year (annual). Covers England, Wales, and 9 English regions. Use time=* for the full time series. Get UK GDP data — quarterly and annual, by region and sector

get_cpih

Dataset: cpih01. The headline UK inflation measure used by the ONS. Filter by aggregate (cpih1dim1A0 = all items) and geography (K02000001 = UK). Get UK inflation (CPIH) — the official consumer prices index including housing costs

get_retail_sales

Dataset: retail-sales-index. Monthly data showing value and volume of retail sales in Great Britain. Base year 2019=100. Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted. Get UK retail sales index — value and volume of consumer spending

get_spending_cards

Dataset: uk-spending-on-cards. Weekly data providing near real-time insight into consumer spending patterns. Get UK debit and credit card spending — experimental real-time indicator

get_tax_benefits

Dataset: tax-benefits-statistics. Shows redistribution effects of direct and indirect taxation and benefits in cash or kind. Get the effects of taxes and benefits on UK household income

get_economy_dataset

Common IDs: regional-gdp-by-quarter, cpih01, retail-sales-index, uk-spending-on-cards. Use get_dimensions to discover available filters. Query any ONS economy dataset by ID with flexible filters

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What is the current UK inflation rate?

📊 **UK Inflation (CPIH)** Latest: 3.2% (February 2026) Previous: 3.4% (January 2026) CPIH (Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs) is the ONS's headline inflation measure. Key components: - Food & non-alcoholic beverages: 4.1% - Housing & household services: 5.8% - Transport: 1.2% Source: ONS, dataset cpih01

Show me UK GDP by region

🇬🇧 **UK Regional GDP (Q3 2025)** | Region | Growth (QoQ) | |--------|-------------| | London | +0.4% | | South East | +0.3% | | North West | +0.2% | | Scotland | +0.1% | | Wales | -0.1% | UK Total: +0.3% quarterly growth

CPIH (Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs) is the UK's most comprehensive inflation measure. Unlike CPI, it includes housing costs for homeowners. The ONS considers CPIH its headline measure of inflation.

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