A rainbow is seen over apartments in Wandsworth on the River Thames as UK house prices continue to fall, in London, Britain, August 26, 2023. A senior official at the Office for National Statistics asked Britain's statistics regulator to review the outcome of its upcoming work on how it revised its estimates of the swings in the economy around the coronavirus pandemic period. The ONS collects a lot of data itself through surveys of businesses and households, but relies on government departments and other agencies for certain numbers. On Friday, revised data from the ONS showed that Britain's economy performed more strongly than previously thought in its recovery from the pandemic and was ahead of other big European countries at the end of 2021 rather than lagging behind them. Reporting by William Schomberg; editing by David MillikenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Kevin Coombs, Michael Keoghan, William Schomberg, David Milliken Organizations: REUTERS, Office, National Statistics, Statistics, Thomson Locations: Wandsworth, London, Britain