Balance of Payments

Publication Tables that provide additional information for UK Trade in Goods by CPA (08) Quarter 1 2013.

Publication Tables that provide additional information for the UK Trade statistical bulletin April 2013.

Spreadsheet providing the response rate information for the UK trade data, April 2013.

Total trade revision triangles, April 2013.

Time series dataset: UK trade is a key economic indicator due to the importance of international trade to the UK economy. It is also a very timely statistic, providing an early indicator of what is happening more generally in the economy. In addition, it is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform the Government’s view of the UK economy, as well as the views of others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and international organisations.

Information showing current records for UK Trade statistical bulletin March 2013.

Time series dataset: UK trade is a key economic indicator due to the importance of international trade to the UK economy. It is also a very timely statistic, providing an early indicator of what is happening more generally in the economy. In addition, it is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform the Government’s view of the UK economy, as well as the views of others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and international organisations.

Publication Tables that provide additional information for the UK Trade statistical bulletin February 2013.

Time series dataset: UK trade is a key economic indicator due to the importance of international trade to the UK economy. It is also a very timely statistic, providing an early indicator of what is happening more generally in the economy. In addition, it is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform the Government’s view of the UK economy, as well as the views of others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and international organisations.

Contains summary of balance of payments accounts and detailed statistics for the current account including - trade in goods and services, income, current and capital transfers, transactions in UK external assets and liabilities, and levels of identified assets and liabilities.

Time series data

Revision triangle for total trade exports, January 2013.

Information showing current records for UK Trade statistical bulletin January 2013.

Spreadsheet providing the response rate information for the UK trade data, January 2013.

The 2011 International Trade in Services publication provides a detailed breakdown of annual trade in services estimates, analysing data by product, industry and country. The data are sourced from the Office for National Statistics comprehensive surveys into international trade. The International Trade in Services survey is a key source of UK trade data. It is important to note that the survey does not contain data for transportation, travel and banking industries. This data is obtained from other sources such as the International Passenger Survey and the Bank of England. As a result, these industries are excluded from the figures reported in this publication. Estimates for the overall level of trade in services, including these industries, are published in the Office for National Statistics Pink Book publication.

Spreadsheet providing the response rate information for the UK trade data, December 2012.

Information showing current records for UK Trade statistical bulletin December 2012.

Summary tables of foreign direct investment.

Net FDI international investment positions abroad (outward) tables

Net FDI flows into the UK (inward) tables

Net earnings from FDI in the UK (inward) tables

Information showing current records for UK Trade statistical bulletin November 2012.

Spreadsheet providing the response rate information for the UK trade data, November 2012.

Contains summary of balance of payments accounts and detailed statistics for the current account including - trade in goods and services, income, current and capital transfers, transactions in UK external assets and liabilities, and levels of identified assets and liabilities.

The Balance of Payments (BOP) is a key macro-economic indicator as it measures the UK's financial flows with the rest of the world.