UK ONS Full — Complete Statistical Intelligence MCP Connector for Claude
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The definitive UK ONS Mega-Server: 20 tools spanning GDP, inflation, retail sales, card spending, household income, weekly deaths, well-being, population projections, trade, business counts, and a universal query engine for any of the 337+ available datasets.
20 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
20 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.
search_datasets
Returns matching dataset IDs, titles, and descriptions. Use this to find the right dataset before querying data.
Search ONS datasets by keyword — explore 337+ available datasets
list_datasets
The catalog contains 337+ datasets covering economy, population, health, trade, business, and more.
Browse the complete ONS dataset catalog with pagination
get_dataset_info
Get metadata for an ONS dataset: dimensions, editions, versions
get_dimensions
Each dimension has options you can use to filter observations. Essential for understanding what query parameters to use.
Get available dimensions and filter options for an ONS dataset
get_dimension_options
g., all geography codes, all time periods, all aggregate categories). Use this to find the correct filter values for observations.
Get all option values for a specific dimension in an ONS dataset
get_observations
Provide dataset ID and dimension filters. Use search_datasets to find IDs and get_dimensions to discover available filters. Set time=* for full time series.
Query any ONS dataset by ID with flexible dimension filters
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
get_weekly_deaths
Datasets: weekly-deaths-age-sex (by age and sex), weekly-deaths-region (by region). National statistics updated weekly.
Get weekly death registrations in England and Wales — by age, sex, and region
get_wellbeing
Dataset: wellbeing-quarterly. Higher scores (0-10) indicate better well-being (except anxiety, where lower is better).
Get UK personal well-being estimates — life satisfaction, happiness, anxiety
get_wellbeing_local
Dataset: wellbeing-local-authority. Covers life satisfaction, worthwhileness, happiness, and anxiety by region.
Get well-being estimates by UK local authority
get_suicides
Dataset: suicides-in-the-uk. National statistics. If you are struggling, call Samaritans free: 116 123.
Get suicide registrations by local authority in England and Wales
get_population_projections
Dataset: projections-older-people-sex-ratios.
Get UK population projections for older people, sex ratios by local authority
get_trade
Dataset: trade. Monthly data on UK trade in goods: imports, exports, trade balance by partner country and commodity. Non-seasonally adjusted. Values in £ million.
Get UK trade in goods data — country by commodity, imports and exports
get_business_counts
Dataset: uk-business-by-enterprises-and-local-units. Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR).
Get UK business counts by enterprises and local units, by industry and geography
get_traffic_activity
Dataset: traffic-camera-activity. Used as a real-time indicator to understand economic activity and social change.
Get UK traffic camera activity — experimental economic indicator
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Full UK economic briefing: GDP, inflation, retail, and trade
🇬🇧 **UK Economic Briefing**
💰 GDP: +0.3% Q3 2025 (quarterly)
📈 CPIH: 3.2% (February 2026)
🛒 Retail: +1.2% monthly (volume)
🚢 Trade: -£8.6B deficit with EU
💳 Card Spending: +2.1% vs pre-pandemic
5 ONS datasets queried simultaneously.
Can you compare UK GDP growth with the inflation rate (CPIH) over the last year?
Based on recent ONS data: In the 12 months to February 2026, the CPIH annual inflation rate was 3.2%. Concurrently, UK GDP saw an estimated growth of 0.3% in the latest quarter, indicating low growth against persistent inflation.
Give me a summary of UK population projections and life expectancy.
According to the latest ONS projections, the UK population is projected to grow to over 70 million by 2036. Period life expectancy at birth in the UK is currently estimated at 79.0 years for males and 82.9 years for females.
The ONS API is currently in Beta. While fully functional and regularly updated, there may occasionally be breaking changes. Rate limits: 120 requests per 10 seconds, 200 per minute.
It has access to the full ONS library of over 337 statistical datasets, spanning GDP, CPIH, retail sales, demographic projections, health indicators, trade, and more.
The statistics provided are based on the latest officially published reports from the ONS, which usually trail by a month or a quarter depending on the metric.