Highlights
Balance Sheet: S.1: LE: B.90: Total net worth: CP: NSA: £m
£ 10,243,178 m
2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
MQ5: Investment by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts: October to December 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Net disinvestment of £34 billion was reported by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2018; the largest since the start of this series in 1987.
- This was the first time since comparable records began in 1987 that four consecutive quarters of net disinvestment have been reported by these institutions; to put this into context, the five-year quarterly average for this series is net investment of £1 billion.
- In Quarter 4 2018, the overall net disinvestment of £34 billion by these institutions was caused mainly by net disinvestment in overseas securities (£36 billion) and short-term assets (£9 billion), offset in part by net investment of £7 billion in other assets (mainly mutual funds) and UK corporate securities (£4 billion).
Time series related to UK sector accounts
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£ 10,243,178 m 2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
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£ -154,336 m 2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
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£ 354,112 m 2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
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£ -689,022 m 2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
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£ 10,732,424 m 2017
- Release date:
- 29 August 2018
- Next release:
- November 2019
Datasets related to UK sector accounts
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Public sector classification guide
Lists current and former public sector bodies – updated to incorporate classification decisions made.
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UK Economic Accounts: balance of payments - financial account
Quarterly transactions associated with changes of ownership of the UK's foreign financial assets and liabilities, including direct, portfolio and other investment, sector analysis and government reserve assets.
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UK Economic Accounts: balance of payments - current account
Quarterly transactions in trade in goods and services, primary, secondary and investment income, transactions with EU and non-EU countries and capital account.
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The UK national balance sheet estimates
Annual estimates of the market value of financial and non-financial assets for the UK, including by sector and asset.
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Profitability of UK companies time series
Annual and quarterly data for the latest profitability estimates of UK companies.
Publications related to UK sector accounts
Statistical bulletins
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MQ5: Investment by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts: October to December 2018
Investment choices of financial institutions based on financial transactions (investments and disinvestments), including balance sheet data for short-term assets and liabilities, and income and expenditure data.
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Profitability of UK companies: October to December 2018
The net rate of return on capital employed for UK private non-financial corporations related to their UK operations.
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GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: October to December 2018
Revised quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the UK. Uses additional data to provide a more precise indication of economic growth than the first estimate.
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The UK national balance sheet estimates: 2018
Annual estimates of the market value of financial and non-financial assets for the UK, providing a measure of the nation's wealth.
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Capital stocks and fixed capital consumption, UK: 2018
Annual estimates of the value and types of non-financial assets used in the production of goods or services within the UK economy and their loss in value over time.
Articles
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National Accounts articles
Reasons for revisions to UK National Accounts estimates introduced during Blue Book 2018 and Pink Book 2018. It includes analysis of the quarterly profile of gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years and examines various features of how GDP is produced.
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Quarterly Sector Accounts
Detailed estimates of the quarterly sector accounts that can be found in the UK Economic Accounts (UKEA).
Methodology related to UK sector accounts
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