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United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) ()

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.AWE.M.NSA.MEASURE-HISTORIC.MEASURE-TOTAL

Latest (y/y)6.0%December 1999
Previous (y/y)5.0%November 1999
Level317.5 £/weekDecember 1999

United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) () was up 6.0% year on year in December 1999, compared with 5.0% in November 1999.

The level stood at 317.5 £/week.

That is the highest reading since May 1998.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.1% (Mar 1993) to 12.0% (Jun 1990), averaging 5.2%.

United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) (), annual % change, Jan 1967 – Dec 1999−10%0%10%20%30%40%197019751980198519901995Robomacro
United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) (), annual % change, Jan 1967 – Dec 1999. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.
United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) (), level (£/week)0100200300197019751980198519901995Robomacro
United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) (), level (£/week).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
December 1999317.5 £/week6.0
November 1999304.5 £/week5.0
October 1999301.6 £/week5.1
September 1999300.7 £/week4.1
August 1999301.0 £/week4.5
July 1999305.2 £/week3.9
June 1999304.0 £/week5.1
May 1999301.0 £/week3.9
April 1999300.1 £/week3.6
March 1999314.2 £/week4.7
February 1999304.6 £/week4.9
January 1999296.6 £/week4.3
December 1998299.6 £/week4.2
November 1998289.9 £/week4.4
October 1998287.1 £/week4.6
September 1998288.8 £/week4.9
August 1998288.1 £/week4.9
July 1998293.7 £/week5.5
June 1998289.3 £/week5.3
May 1998289.7 £/week6.0
April 1998289.8 £/week6.0
March 1998300.1 £/week5.7
February 1998290.5 £/week5.8
January 1998284.5 £/week5.3

Last 24 observations. The full history (408 observations) is available through the API.

Get United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) () in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.NSA.MEASURE-HISTORIC.MEASURE-TOTAL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.NSA.MEASURE-HISTORIC.MEASURE-TOTAL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationDecember 1999
First observationJanuary 1966
Observations408
FrequencyMonthly
Units£/week
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high12.0% (Jun 1990)
10-year low2.1% (Mar 1993)
10-year average5.2%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.AWE.M.NSA.MEASURE-HISTORIC.MEASURE-TOTAL

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FAQ

What is the current aWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 6.0% year on year for December 1999, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.AWE.M.NSA.MEASURE-HISTORIC.MEASURE-TOTAL.

Last updated 2026-07-21. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “AWE: Whole Economy Historic Level (£): Non Seasonally Adjusted (ended 1999) (UK)”.