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: April to June 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Net disinvestment of £3 billion was reported by insurance companies, pension funds and trusts in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2018; in terms of context, the five-year quarterly average for this series is net investment of £7 billion.
- In Quarter 2 2018, insurance companies, pension funds and trusts reported net disinvestment in overseas ordinary shares (£15 billion) and UK ordinary shares (£10 billion); this was offset in part by net investment of £7 billion in other overseas corporate securities (mainly corporate bonds), £6 billion in other UK corporate securities and £4 billion in overseas government securities.
- In Quarter 2 2018, the net investment by unit trusts and property unit trusts in other overseas corporate securities (mainly corporate bonds) of £7 billion was the largest since the start of this series in 1986.
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: April to June 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: April to June 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: April to June 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
The UK National Accounts: the Blue Book 2019 will introduce a new framework to produce real estimates of gross domestic product (GDP), including double deflations and improvements to main data sources.
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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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