latest figure vs latest figures

Both 'latest figure' and 'latest figures' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Latest figure' is used when referring to a single, specific number or piece of information, while 'latest figures' is used when referring to multiple numbers or pieces of information.

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latest figure

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a single, specific number or piece of information.

Use 'latest figure' when you want to refer to the most recent or up-to-date single number or piece of information available.

Examples:

The latest figure for unemployment is 5.2%.

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This does not mean that everything is going to be easily resolved and that the situation does not remain fragile, but I see that so far, the latest figure - I receive figures every day - for voters who have registered in the DRC is 21761000.
Despite Croatia's very high tax ratio (latest figure: 48.4 %), the country's level of external debt, expressed as a percentage of GDP, jumped from 44.8 % in 1998 to 74.3 % in 2003.
Now that Turkey has been given the go-ahead for future negotiations on EU accession, the latest figure for women's rate of employment in the country is a cause for concern.
Could the Commission give the latest figure on how much money has been spent to date?
The fact is, apart from the drought problem which has been mentioned, the latest figure for Spanish production was 947000 tonnes, which is very different from the maximum being set for that country.
This diagnosis is confirmed by the latest figures available.
Thus in March 1999 the latest figures available were for 1996.
According to the latest figures for 31 December 2003, the picture is rather different.
Latest figures show that 10% of all car journeys are less than 1 km.
These are the latest figures available.
The latest figures of serious CFP infringements are - as we have heard - those published by the Commission for 2003.
The latest figures show a 15% difference between the gross hourly pay of men and women.
The latest figures from Eurostat say that 18.4 million people are unemployed across the Union.
The latest figures on industrial new orders, published by Eurostat at the end of April 2007, also give cause for concern.
The latest figures from Eurostat show that the downward trend in the cost of electricity to industrial users is coming to an end.
According to the latest figures, the total number of children in residential care is now at 32654.
According to the latest figures, the amount of feed contaminated with dioxin is over 3000 tonnes - not a mere 500 kilos as originally announced.
While this can be understood as being a direct consequence of the global economic crisis, the latest figures show little sign of improvement.
The latest figures in Ireland show that there has been a 20 % rise in suicides in the last year.
Around 11000 tonnes of Chinese honey were imported into Spain in 2010, according to the latest figures published for last year.

Alternatives:

most recent number
current statistic
newest data point
latest data

latest figures

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to multiple numbers or pieces of information.

Use 'latest figures' when you want to refer to the most recent or up-to-date set of numbers or pieces of information available.