And the statistic of the decade award goes to … 0.3%

Royal Statistical Society lauds figure that illustrates declining UK productivity as 'capturing spirit of biggest issues'

As the 2010s draw to a close, commentators across Britain will be celebrating the high and low moments of the decade. What better way could there be to do that than by looking at some the best numbers of recent times?

The statistic of the decade competition, organised by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), looks at numbers that "capture the spirit of some of the biggest issues of the last 10 years". And the winner of the UK statistic of the decade is " [drum roll] ... 0.3%.