Release: Balance of Payments, Q2 2012
Categories: Economy, National Accounts, Balance of Payments
Frequency of release: Quarterly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: UK
- The United Kingdom’s (UK) current account deficit was £20.8 billion in the second quarter of 2012, up from a revised deficit of £15.4 billion in the previous quarter.
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The trade deficit widened to £10.1 billion in the second quarter of 2012, up from £8.1 billion in the previous quarter.
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The income deficit widened to £5.2 billion, up from £1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2012.
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The financial account recorded net inward investment of £11.1 billion during the second quarter of 2012.
- The international investment position recorded UK net liabilities of £325.8 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2012.
In this release
- Statistical bulletin: Balance of Payments, Q2 2012
- Balance of Payments Pre-release Access List, Q2 2012 (Pdf 42Kb)
- Balance of Payments, Q2 2012
- Reference tables (2)
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.
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