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This publication has been prepared by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in collaboration with a number of government departments and other organisations. The assistance provided by them is gratefully acknowledged.

The name of the department or organisation providing the statistics is shown under each table, additionally, on some tables this is followed by a contact telephone number.

All the data series published in the Monthly Digest are contained on an ONS database, and nearly all are stored with a four letter identification code (e.g. ABMZ). These codes appear at the start of columns or rows so that they can be quoted if you contact us requiring any further information.

The latest Annual Supplement to Monthly Digest was published in the January 2009 edition. This gives detailed definitions and explanatory notes and includes an index of sources.