DB scheme funding remains stable despite pressures
The longest continuous period of excess mortality since Covid-19 began
Services output overall has returned to pre-pandemic levels
DB schemes likely to see an increase in liabilities
The 2018 to 2020 period saw the first drop in life expectancy since the series began
The inflation rate’s biggest increase since records began in 1997
Office for National Statistics figures show the effects of lockdown easing in 2020
ONS data shows this is the fastest pace in inflation growth in almost two years
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has fallen by 95% in the last ten weeks as the UK’s vaccination programme continues to be rolled out, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales for week six of 2021 was 27% higher than expected, down from 52% higher than expected in week five of the new year.