CPIH (Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs) is the UK's most comprehensive inflation measure. Unlike CPI, it includes housing costs for homeowners. The ONS considers CPIH its headline measure of inflation.

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server for Google ADK 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending
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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="uk_ons_economy_gdp_inflation_consumer_spending_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending "
        "using 6 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server

Official UK economic statistics from the ONS.

Google ADK natively supports UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 6 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

What you can do

GDP — Quarterly and annual, by region
CPIH — The UK's headline inflation measure (including housing)
Retail Sales — Monthly consumer spending volumes
Card Spending — Experimental real-time debit/credit indicator
Tax & Benefits — Household income redistribution

No API Key Required

Completely open and unrestricted.

The UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 6 tools from UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Tools for Google ADK (6)

These 6 tools become available when you connect UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to Google ADK via MCP:

get_cpih

Dataset: cpih01. The headline UK inflation measure used by the ONS. Filter by aggregate (cpih1dim1A0 = all items) and geography (K02000001 = UK). Get UK inflation (CPIH) — the official consumer prices index including housing costs

get_economy_dataset

Common IDs: regional-gdp-by-quarter, cpih01, retail-sales-index, uk-spending-on-cards. Use get_dimensions to discover available filters. Query any ONS economy dataset by ID with flexible filters

get_gdp

Main datasets: regional-gdp-by-quarter (quarterly), regional-gdp-by-year (annual). Covers England, Wales, and 9 English regions. Use time=* for the full time series. Get UK GDP data — quarterly and annual, by region and sector

get_retail_sales

Dataset: retail-sales-index. Monthly data showing value and volume of retail sales in Great Britain. Base year 2019=100. Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted. Get UK retail sales index — value and volume of consumer spending

get_spending_cards

Dataset: uk-spending-on-cards. Weekly data providing near real-time insight into consumer spending patterns. Get UK debit and credit card spending — experimental real-time indicator

get_tax_benefits

Dataset: tax-benefits-statistics. Shows redistribution effects of direct and indirect taxation and benefits in cash or kind. Get the effects of taxes and benefits on UK household income

Example Prompts for UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending immediately.

"What is the current UK inflation rate?"

"Show me UK GDP by region"

Troubleshooting UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating UK ONS Economy — GDP, Inflation & Consumer Spending MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.