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• Sunday 25 April 2010

• UK public spending since 1963

  

  The Beatles, pictured in June 1963. Photograph: PA

  Back when the Beatles were having their first number one, the government spent £12bn a year, now it's over £600bn. See how the numbers have changed — as figures and as percentage of GDP. 
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  Posted bySimon Rogers 09.05 BST

• Tax receipts since 1963

  

  UK public finances

  Withou the tax income the government has to borrow more from the markets. Here is the historic tax receipts data

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  Posted bySimon Rogers 09.00 BST

• What has happened to the UK's economy?

  

  Click image for full graphic. These figures, from the IMF, show the GDP for the world's biggest economies. For the biggest of the developed nations, the story of the last century was one of growth, interrupted by the odd global war. This century is already seeing a change, as the new powerhouses of the east rise up the league table. China, India, Brazil - will these be the top countries in a decade's time?

  The Guardian's economics editor introduces our economic factile - and the full data behind it

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  Posted byLarry Elliott 00.05 BST

• Friday 23 April 2010

• UK GDP since 1948

  

  GDP changes over previous recessions

  Gross Domestic Product is the output of Britain. Find out how this recession compares to the others

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  Posted bySimon Rogers 14.35 BST

• What's happened to the UK's population?

  

  Click image for full graphic. The UK's population may be growing but that change is not universal. While some parts of the south-east, the Midlands and the east have seen big rises since the early 1990s, parts of Scotland, the north-west and south Wales have seen their populations stay stagnant, or even drop.

  The Guardian's social affairs editor introduces our population factfile - and the full dataset behind it

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