What we do - Office for National Statistics What we do Our main responsibilities are collecting, analysing and disseminating statistics about the UK's economy, society and population. Statistics We produce a range of economic, social and population statistics, published in over 600 releases a year. Extra information is available on request. Engaging with our users How we are contributing to a collaborative approach to user engagement across the Government Statistical Service (GSS). Services we offer We provide a number of services. Some of these services are free and others you can pay to use Programmes and projects We run major programmes designed to deliver new statistics, improve our IT infrastructure, improve access to our data and develop our staff People Matters This page provides links to items relating to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) people and staff.