Trust in ONS data 'very low' as financial services turn to alternative sources

Follows latest inflation blunder

Sorin Dojan
clock • 5 min read

Several members of the financial services industry no longer feel they can solely rely on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as the agency faces mounting criticism over its recent provision of inaccurate information.

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