Balance of payments for the UK: Oct to Dec and annual 2015

Summary

Quarterly data for trade in goods and services, income, current and capital transfers, transactions in UK external assets and liabilities, and levels of identified assets and liabilities are detailed within the current account.

Publications

Balance of Payments, UK: Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) and annual 2015

A measure of cross-border transactions between the UK and rest of the world. Includes trade, income, capital transfers and foreign assets and liabilities.
An analysis of the drivers behind the fall in direct investment earnings and their impact on the UK's current account deficit

The UK current account deficit continued to widen in 2015, marking the fourth consecutive deterioration since 2011.

Data

Balance of payments – revision triangles

Quarterly summary information on the size and direction of the revisions made to the data covering a five-year period, UK.
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.
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.

Contact details

Name

Craig Taylor

Email

bop@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 456333

About the data

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meet user needs
are presented clearly and accessibly
are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

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