Research on the increasing cost of living and inflation
House of Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including causes of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.

Components of GDP: data on the components that make up GDP, including household consumption, government spending, investment, trade and output by sector.
Components of GDP: key economic indicators (44 KB , PDF)
GDP can be analysed in terms of the output produced by different industries, or in terms of spending by households, business and government.
GDP rose by 0.1% in November 2022. It is 0.3% below the level it was in February 2020, ahead of the pandemic hitting the UK economy.
Services are the largest part of the economy – making up 82% of output in 2021.
Service sector output increased by 0.2% in November 2022.
Manufacturing output decreased by 0.5% in November 2022.
Manufacturing is part of the wider production sector; production sector output was down 0.2% in November 2022.
Construction sector output was flat (0.0% growth) in November 2022.
Household consumption is the largest element of expenditure across the economy, accounting for 60% of the total in 2021.
In Jul-Sep 2022, household consumption was down 1.1% on the quarter.
Government consumption was up 0.5% on the quarter and investment (GFCF) was up 1.1%. Exports were up 8.9% and imports were down 3.6%.
Components of GDP: key economic indicators (44 KB , PDF)
House of Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including causes of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.
Information on business and consumer confidence surveys. This is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook.
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