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Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 17,384 million
2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
Public sector finances, UK: November 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks, PSNB ex) was estimated to have been £17.4 billion in November 2021; this was the second-highest November borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, £4.9 billion less than in November 2020.
- PSNB ex was estimated to have been £136.0 billion in the financial year-to-November 2021; this was the second-highest financial year-to-November borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, £115.8 billion less than in the same period last year.
- Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks (PSND ex) was £2,317.7 billion at the end of November 2021 or around 96.1% of gross domestic product (GDP), maintaining a level not seen since the early 1960s.
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Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 17,384 million 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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£ 13,607 million 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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£ 3,777 million 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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£ 2,317.7 bn 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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96.1 % 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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£ 12,974 m 2021 NOV
- Release date:
- 21 December 2021
- Next release:
- 25 January 2022
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Public sector finances time series
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Public sector finances tables 1 to 10: Appendix A
The data underlying the public sector finances statistical bulletin are presented in the tables PSA 1 to 10.
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Public sector current receipts: Appendix D
A breakdown of UK public sector income by latest month, financial year-to-date and full financial year, with comparisons to the same period in the previous financial year.
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Public sector finances borrowing by sub-sector
Public sector finances analytical tables (PSAT) showing transactions related to borrowing by sub-sector. Total Managed Expenditure (TME) is also provided.
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Government deficit and debt return
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Public sector finances, UK: November 2021
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UK government debt and deficit: June 2021
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Articles
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Recent and upcoming changes to public sector finance statistics
Covers methodological changes and areas for future development.
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Alignment between public sector finances and national accounts
Explanation of the differences between public sector net borrowing estimates published in the public sector finances and those in the national accounts.
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Wider measures of public sector net debt
An update to previous wider measures of government debt articles, to support the release of the latest supplementary information on contingent liabilities and other potential obligations outside the public sector finances reporting framework.
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