£1 trillion
The UK national debt.
£711 BILLION
The amount it costs to run the UK each year.
£32.7 BILLION
The cost of the newly announced High Speed 2 (HS2) line between London and Birmingham to open in 2026.
£25.5 BILLION
The total cost of UK exports in 2011.
£12 BILLION
The current cost of the 2012 Olympics, which was originally estimated to cost £2.37 BILLION.
£187 million
Cost of Hibernian Express fibre laid between London and New York, to be used for high-frequency trading.
2.69 MILLION
The number of unemployed people in the UK (as of January, 2012).
£1 MILLION
The bonus state-owned RBS CEO Stephen Hester received this month, despite RBS missing its lending targets, its share price falling and RBS axing 3,500 jobs.
£241,461
The average cost of a house in the UK (as of January, 2012).
£234,263
The typical cost of raising a child to the age of 21 in London, compared to £218,000 in the rest of the UK.
£26,000
The average UK salary.
310
The number, in tonnes, of gold the Bank of England still has locked away.
35
The number of minutes saved on the journey between London and Birmingham on the proposed HS2 line, compared to the current fastest route.
6th
The UK’s ranking on the IMF’s list of world countries by GDP (after the USA, China, Japan, Germany and France).
6 MILLISECONDS
The length of time the new Hibernian Express fibre will save on a transatlantic trading connection.
Scary numbers!