UK Macro Weekly: Real-Time Economic Indicators (12 February 2026)
- The ONS released its latest real-time indicators bulletin on economic activity and social change in the UK, covering output, productivity, and related sectors, with data collection successful for key datasets including online job adverts, retail footfall, shipping indicators, and automotive fuel spending.
- Dataset collection encountered errors (HTTP 429) for advanced redundancy notices, company incorporations and dissolutions, Revolut card spending, Pret transactions, and UK credit/debit card payments, limiting full coverage of high-frequency economic signals.
- The bulletin highlights ongoing monitoring of business, industry, trade, and GDP-related metrics, with real-time data providing insights into economic output and inflation trends as of the latest week.
Release Timing
Wednesday 09:30 Europe/London
Coverage
ONS real-time indicators and linked high-frequency series with persistent run logs.
Collection Status
- ons_realtime_bulletin: ok (200)
- online_job_advert_estimates: ok (200)
- uk_retail_footfall: ok (200)
- weekly_shipping_indicators: ok (200)
- automotive_fuel_spending: ok (200)
- advanced_redundancy_notices: error (429)
- company_incorporations_and_dissolutions: error (429)
- revolut_card_spending: error (429)
- pret_transactions: error (429)
- uk_credit_debit_card_payments: error (429)
Key Datasets
- ons_realtime_bulletin
- online_job_advert_estimates
- uk_retail_footfall
- weekly_shipping_indicators
- automotive_fuel_spending
- advanced_redundancy_notices
- company_incorporations_and_dissolutions
- revolut_card_spending
- pret_transactions
- uk_credit_debit_card_payments
This Week's Read
Real-time indicators suggest continued activity in core sectors like retail and shipping, though partial data outages underscore challenges in capturing comprehensive high-frequency signals, potentially masking underlying economic momentum or slowdowns.
Signals To Watch Next Week
The next ONS real-time indicators bulletin is scheduled for release on Wednesday at 09:30 Europe/London, with potential updates on additional datasets pending resolution of collection issues.
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Indicator Highlights
- Online job advert estimates: Data collected successfully.
- UK retail footfall: Data collected successfully.
- Weekly shipping indicators: Data collected successfully.
- Automotive fuel spending: Data collected successfully.
- ONS real-time bulletin: Released successfully.
Macro Risk Lens
Data collection errors increase uncertainty around consumer spending and labour market signals, raising risks of incomplete assessments of economic resilience amid potential inflationary pressures.
Method And Data Notes
Data sourced directly from ONS APIs and bulletins; statuses reflect HTTP responses at time of collection, with errors indicating rate limiting (429) on specific endpoints. No data invention; reliance on provided statuses and bulletin excerpt.
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