Balance of payments

All economic transactions between residents of the UK and the rest of the world.

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£ -2,483 m

2022 Q4

The value of goods imports decreased by £1.4 billion (2.8%) in March 2023; after removing the effect of inflation, imports of goods fell by £0.8 billion (2.1%).
The value of goods exports decreased by £0.7 billion (2.3%) in March 2023; after removing the effect of inflation, exports of goods fell by £0.7 billion (2.7%).
The monthly falls in both imports and exports of goods were primarily because of decreases in trade with non-EU countries, while trade with the EU remained stable.

UK Balance of Payments – The Pink Book time series

Annual time series data for the UK Balance of Payments.
UK trade: goods and services publication tables (up until July 2018)

Monthly data on the UK's trade in goods and services, including trade inside and outside the EU. Up until July 2018.
Balance of payments

Quarterly summary of balance of payments accounts including the current account, capital transfers, transactions, and levels of UK external assets and liabilities.
UK trade time series

Monthly value of UK exports and imports of goods and services by current price, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
Balance of payments time series

Quarterly summary of balance of payments accounts including the current account, capital transfers, transactions and levels of UK external assets and liabilities.

UK Balance of Payments, The Pink Book: 2022

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.
Balance of payments, UK: October to December 2022

A measure of cross-border transactions between the UK and rest of the world. Includes trade, income, capital transfers and foreign assets and liabilities.
UK trade: March 2023

Total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
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.
International trade in services, UK: 2018

Product, industry and geographical annual breakdowns of imports and exports of services, excluding travel, transport and banking sectors.
Foreign direct investment involving UK companies: 2021

Investment of UK companies abroad (outward) and foreign companies into the UK (inward), including investment flows, positions and earnings, by country, component and industry.

Foreign direct investment, UK-resident special purpose entities

Experimental statistics estimating the foreign direct investment associated with special purpose entities (SPEs) in the UK in 2020 and 2021.
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.
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.
Short-term economic indicators commentary

A summary of the short-term indicators published in early June 2018.
National Accounts articles

National accounts improvements to mixed income estimates.

Includes population, identity, housing, people in or out of work, education and health.