United Kingdom Trade Balance

Country:
United Kingdom
GBP, Pound sterling
Sector:
Trade
Medium £​-20.003 B £​-15.434 B
£​-18.894 B
Last release Importance Actual Forecast
Previous
£​-19.924 B
£​-20.003 B
Next release Actual Forecast
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Trade Balance shows a change between national exports and imports over a selected period. Economists use the Trade Balance to evaluate the structure of trade flows between countries.

A trade deficit is formed when more goods and services are imported than exported. For countries with highly developed economies, like Great Britain, it means that labor-intensive production is transferred abroad, thus restraining inflation and maintaining high standard of living. A trade deficit in these cases is covered by other methods of economic interaction, for example by issuing debt instruments.

When exports exceed imports, a trade surplus is formed. It is an indication of high production level. It also shows that the nation produces more goods and services than it can consume.

The impact of the Trade Balance on the pound quotes is ambiguous and depends on the context of business cycles and other economic indicators, such as production dynamics. For example, in economy recession conditions, countries begin to export more in order to create jobs. Conversely, if the economy grows rapidly, developed countries prefer to develop imports in order to ensure price competition. This may influence pound sterling quotes accordingly.

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actual data

forecast

The chart of the entire available history of the "United Kingdom Trade Balance" macroeconomic indicator. The dashed line shows the forecast values ​​of the economic indicator for the specified dates.

A significant deviation of a real value from a forecast one may cause a short-term strengthening or weakening of a national currency in the Forex market. The threshold values ​​of the indicators signaling the approach of the critical state of the national (local) economy occupy a special place.

Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Jul 2024
£​-20.003 B
£​-15.434 B
£​-18.894 B
Jun 2024
£​-18.894 B
£​-17.252 B
£​-18.593 B
May 2024
£​-17.920 B
£​-19.440 B
Apr 2024
£​-19.610 B
£​-13.970 B
Mar 2024
£​-13.970 B
£​-14.212 B
Feb 2024
£​-14.212 B
£​-14.546 B
£​-14.097 B
Jan 2024
£​-14.515 B
£​-14.792 B
£​-13.989 B
Dec 2023
£​-13.989 B
£​-15.181 B
£​-15.125 B
Nov 2023
£​-14.189 B
£​-17.978 B
£​-15.936 B
Oct 2023
£​-17.032 B
£​-15.196 B
£​-14.288 B
Sep 2023
£​-14.288 B
£​-15.112 B
£​-15.516 B
Aug 2023
£​-15.950 B
£​-14.833 B
£​-13.905 B
Jul 2023
£​-14.064 B
£​-17.196 B
£​-15.455 B
Jun 2023
£​-15.455 B
£​-17.039 B
£​-18.411 B
May 2023
£​-18.723 B
£​-15.771 B
£​-14.639 B
Apr 2023
£​-14.996 B
£​-17.073 B
£​-16.356 B
Mar 2023
£​-16.356 B
£​-17.856 B
£​-16.635 B
Feb 2023
£​-17.534 B
£​-18.740 B
£​-16.093 B
Jan 2023
£​-17.855 B
£​-17.658 B
£​-19.271 B
Dec 2022
£​-19.271 B
£​-15.160 B
£​-14.655 B
Nov 2022
£​-15.623 B
£​-19.564 B
£​-12.258 B
Oct 2022
£​-14.476 B
£​-20.894 B
£​-15.656 B
Sep 2022
£​-15.656 B
£​-21.968 B
£​-17.177 B
Aug 2022
£​-19.257 B
£​-22.615 B
£​-17.594 B
Jul 2022
£​-19.362 B
£​-22.695 B
£​-22.847 B
Jun 2022
£​-22.847 B
£​-22.159 B
£​-20.666 B
May 2022
£​-21.445 B
£​-20.401 B
£​-21.522 B
Apr 2022
£​-20.893 B
£​-18.464 B
£​-23.897 B
Mar 2022
£​-23.897 B
£​-16.001 B
£​-21.614 B
Feb 2022
£​-20.594 B
£​-20.072 B
£​-23.898 B
Jan 2022
£​-26.499 B
£​-13.275 B
£​-12.354 B
Dec 2021
£​-12.354 B
£​-13.035 B
£​-12.701 B
Nov 2021
£​-11.337 B
£​-12.642 B
£​-11.807 B
Oct 2021
£​-13.934 B
£​-12.305 B
£​-14.736 B
Sep 2021
£​-14.736 B
£​-11.763 B
£​-13.714 B
Aug 2021
£​-14.927 B
£​-11.585 B
£​-14.095 B
Jul 2021
£​-12.706 B
£​-12.069 B
£​-11.988 B
Jun 2021
£​-11.988 B
£​-13.183 B
£​-9.601 B
May 2021
£​-8.481 B
£​-13.183 B
£​-10.948 B
Apr 2021
£​-10.958 B
£​-12.965 B
£​-11.710 B
Mar 2021
£​-11.710 B
£​-12.233 B
£​-10.510 B
Feb 2021
£​-16.442 B
£​-11.076 B
£​-12.592 B
Jan 2021
£​-9.826 B
£​-10.205 B
£​-14.315 B
Dec 2020
£​-14.315 B
£​-10.511 B
£​-14.794 B
Nov 2020
£​-16.012 B
£​-7.628 B
£​-13.290 B
Oct 2020
£​-11.999 B
£​-7.337 B
£​-9.348 B
Sep 2020
£​-9.348 B
£​-7.467 B
£​-6.827 B
Aug 2020
£​-9.010 B
£​-7.366 B
£​-7.869 B
Jul 2020
£​-8.635 B
£​-6.909 B
£​-6.550 B
Jun 2020
£​-5.116 B
£​-6.747 B
£​-1.765 B

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