Think of a Number ...
-and the chances are it's a number that tells you something about the state of Britain today. How much we earn, how much we owe, how fast we grow compared with our foreign competitors. And it's all those numbers that, for better or worse, influence the rest of the world in their image of Britain. But how reliable are those statistics of trade, production and finance?
Robert McKenzie and James Bellini explain where the numbers come from, just what they mean, and how far those numbers can be trusted.
Assistant editor PAUL ELLIS Editor JOHN DEKKER
How Money Works, 40p, from bookshops