The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Daniela Glocker and Nicolas Gonne under the supervision of Aida Caldera-Sanchez. Research inputs from Lucia Russo and Karine Perset from the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as from Mike Cressey from the OECD Governance Directorate are gratefully acknowledged. Research assistance was provided by Monica Quinza Armenta, editorial assistance was provided by Rosario Cruz Hernando and Michelle Ortiz, and communication assistance was provided by Laura Fortin and François Iglesias.
This Survey is published under the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is in charge of the examination of the economic situation of member countries.
The economic situation and policies of the United Kingdom were reviewed by the Committee on 9 June 2026 with the participation of representatives of the UK authorities. The draft report was then revised in light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 1 July 2026.
The cut-off date for data used in the Survey is 25 June 2026.
The previous Survey of the United Kingdom was issued in September 2024. Information about this and previous Surveys and more information about how Surveys are prepared is available at https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/economic-surveys.html.