Highlights
Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 6,753 million
2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
Public sector finances, UK: August 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Borrowing (Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex)) in August 2018 was £6.8 billion, £2.4 billion more than in August 2017; this was the largest August borrowing for two years (since 2016).
- Borrowing (PSNB ex) in the current financial year-to-date (YTD) was £17.8 billion: £7.8 billion less than in the same period in 2017; the lowest year-to-date for 16 years (since 2002).
- Borrowing (PSNB ex) in the financial year ending (FYE) March 2018 was £39.9 billion: £5.6 billion less than in FYE March 2017; the lowest financial year for 11 years (since FYE 2007).
Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 6,753 million 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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£ 3,739 million 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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£ 3,014 million 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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£ 1,781.9 bn 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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84.3 % 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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£ 4,998 m 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 21 September 2018
- Next release:
- 19 October 2018
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