"Figure 10: The current account deficit in Quarter 3 widens to its highest level in two years, reflecting a deterioration in net trade, income and current transfers","" "UK, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2016 to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept), and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec)." "Unit","Percentage points" "","" ""," Secondary income"," Primary income"," Total trade in goods and services"," Current balance as a percentage of GDP" "2016 Q1","-1.1","-3","-1.4","-5.5" "2016 Q2","-1.1","-2.8","-1.3","-5.2" "2016 Q3","-1.2","-2.2","-2.8","-6.3" "2016 Q4","-1.1","-2","-0.8","-4" "2017 Q1","-0.9","-0.8","-1.3","-3.1" "2017 Q2","-1.3","-1.4","-1.3","-4.1" "2017 Q3","-1.1","-1","-1","-3.2" "2017 Q4","-0.8","-1.3","-0.9","-3" "2018 Q1","-1.1","-1.3","-1","-3.4" "2018 Q2","-1","-1.4","-1.3","-3.8" "2018 Q3","-1.3","-2","-1.7","-4.9"