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BoP Current Account Balance SA £m
£ -21,028 m
2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
UK trade: April 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- The value of goods exports decreased by £2.7 billion (8.8%) in April 2025, with falls in exports to both the EU and non-EU countries
- Exports of goods to the United States fell by £2.0 billion in April 2025, likely linked to the implementation of tariffs on goods imported to the United States.
- The value of goods imports remained stable in April 2025 as a rise in imports from the EU was offset by a fall in imports from non-EU countries.
Time series related to Balance of payments
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£ -21,028 m 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
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-2.9 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
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-1.7 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
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-0.5 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
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-0.7 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
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£ -280,058 m 2024 Q4
- Release date:
- 28 March 2025
- Next release:
- 30 June 2025
Datasets related to Balance of payments
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Trade in goods: country-by-commodity imports
Monthly import country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.
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UK trade: revisions – total trade balance
Revisions triangle for monthly total trade balance data, UK.
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Trade in goods: country-by-commodity exports
Monthly export country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.
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UK trade: records sheet
Selected monthly figures for total goods and services, total goods and EU and non-EU goods compared with previous highs and lows and record figures, UK.
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UK trade: revisions – total trade exports
Revisions triangle for monthly total trade exports data, UK.
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Trade in goods: all countries, seasonally adjusted
The annual, quarterly and monthly goods export and import figures for all countries with the UK.
Publications related to Balance of payments
Statistical bulletins
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UK trade: April 2025
Total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
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UK Balance of Payments, The Pink Book: 2024
Balances between inward and outward transactions, providing a net flow of transactions between UK residents and the rest of the world and reports on how that flow is funded.
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Balance of payments, UK: October to December 2024
A measure of cross-border transactions between the UK and rest of the world. Includes trade, income, capital transfers, and foreign assets and liabilities.
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UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08): Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015
The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
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International trade in services, UK: 2018
Product, industry and geographical annual breakdowns of imports and exports of services, excluding travel, transport and banking sectors.
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Foreign direct investment involving UK companies: 2023
Investment of UK companies abroad (outward) and foreign companies into the UK (inward), including investment flows, positions and earnings, by country, component and industry.
Articles
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Foreign direct investment by ultimate controlling economy, UK trends and analysis
Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions and earnings presented by the economy of the ultimate controlling parent up to 2021.
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International perspective on UK foreign direct investment
Compares trends in implied rates of return on foreign direct investment for the UK by industrial grouping with those for other countries.
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UK foreign direct investment, trends and analysis
Provides new estimates for 2018 covering: foreign direct investment (FDI) presented by the ultimate controlling parent approach and insights on the contributions of FDI businesses to the UK economy.
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Short-term economic indicators commentary
A summary of the short-term indicators published in early June 2018.
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National Accounts articles
National accounts improvements to mixed income estimates.
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