There are many more general sources of statistics, data and trend information. Some that you may find useful include:

Trends Sites
Websites discussing broader trends in society and predicting the way these may influence consumers and businesses in future.

Trendwatching

Henley Centre Headlight Vision

The Future Foundation

Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve

Searchable Multi-Subject Databases
The websites provide a search facility across multiple disciplines and datasets.

Intute
An online service aimed at supporting students and those carrying out academic research.

Data.gov.uk
A new website seeking to give access to the wealth of available government data.

UK Data Archive
The UK data archive is the country’s largest collection of digital data in the humanities and social sciences.

Confidence Monitors

Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index
A monthly measure of consumer confidence and expectations about the economy and employment prospects.

ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor
A quarterly survey of c.1000 businesses across all sectors looking at business confidence, expected economic growth and factors impacting business performance.