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30 June 2009

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Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted (NSA).
Figures may not sum due to rounding.

United Kingdom: Economic and financial data
REAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component Unit description Observations Link to latest Press Release and additional information
Period of
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
period
% change
from
previous
period
National accounts          
UK National Accounts
*  GDP at current market prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 347.7 358.4 -3.0
"
**  Households
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 217.7 221.5 -1.7
"
**  Non-profit institutions
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 9.0 9.2 -2.1
"
**  General government
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 80.0 79.7 0.4
"
**  Gross fixed capital formation
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 55.4 58.8 -5.7
"
**  Change in inventories
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 -5.7 -4.1 N/A
"
**  Acquisitions less disposals of valuables
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 0.1 0.1 N/A
"
**  Total exports
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 98.1 85.1 15.2
"
**  Total imports
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 106.3 111.9 -5.0
"
*  GDP at constant prices
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 319.5 327.4 -2.4
"
*  Households
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 200.8 203.4 -1.3
"
**  Non-profit institutions
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 8.0 8.3 -3.2
"
**  General government
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 71.9 71.7 0.2
"
**  Gross fixed capital formation
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 52.5 56.8 -7.5
"
**  Change in inventories
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 -5.4 -4.1 N/A
"
**  Acquisitions less disposals of valuables
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 0.3 0.3 N/A
"
**  Total exports
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 81.0 87.0 -6.9
"
**  Total imports
At 2001 prices
£ billion
SA
Q1/09 89.0 95.4 -6.7
"
Production index
Index of Production
SA
2003=100
Apr/09 88.2 88.0 0.2
Index of Production
Employment
Public sector employment
'000
SA
Q1/09 31,188 31,296 -0.3
Public Sector employment
Employment
Labour Force Survey
'000
SA
Feb/09-

Apr/09

29,108 29,379 -0.9
Labour Market Statistics
Unemployment
Claimant Count
'000
(2nd Thursday of each month)
SA
May/09 1544.8 1505.5 2.6
Claimant Count
Unemployment
Labour Force Survey
'000
Feb/09-

Apr/09

2261 2029 11.4
Labour Market Statistics
Wages/Earnings
Average earnings index
2000=100
Apr/09 136.8 146.1 -6.4
Average Earnings Index
Consumer prices
Consumer Prices Index
2005=100
May/09 110.7 110.1 0.5
Consumer Prices Index
Consumer prices
Retail Prices Index
1987=100
May/09 212.8 211.5 0.6
Retail Price Index
Producer prices
Producer Price Index
2000=100
May/09 113.6 113.1 0.4
Producer Price Index
FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component Unit description Observations Link to latest Press Release and additional information
Period of
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
period
% change
from
previous
period
General government operations          
Public Sector Accounts
*  Revenue
£ billion
Q1/09 145.8 137.2 6.3
"
*  Expenditure
£ billion
Q1/09 172.2 170.6 1.0
"
*  Balance, Deficit-/Surplus+
£ billion
Q1/09 -26.4 -33.4  N/A
"
*  Financing
£ billion
Q1/09 -26.5 -34.6  N/A
"
**  Domestic banks
£ billion
Q1/09 15.6 21.6  N/A
"
**  Domestic non-banks
£ billion
Q1/09 -13.1 2.7  N/A
"
**  Rest of the world
£ billion
Q1/09 26.2 15.4  N/A
"
*  Balancing item
£ billion
Q1/09 0.1 1.2  N/A
"
Central government operations 1          
"
Monthly data          
Public Sector Finances
*  Revenue
Central Government Cash Receipts
£ billion
May/09 30.6 40.5 -24.5
"
*  Expenditure
Central Government Cash Outlays
£ billion
May/09 50.6 51.8 -2.2
"
*  Balance, deficit-/surplus+
Central Government Own Account Borrowing
£ billion
May/09 20.1 11.3  N/A
"
Quarterly data          
Public Sector Accounts
*  Revenue
£ billion
Q1/09 105.2 96.2 9.3
"
*  Expenditure
£ billion
Q1/09 126.1 128.3 -1.8
"
*  Balance, deficit-/surplus+
£ billion
Q1/09 -20.9 -32.1  N/A
"
*  Financing
£ billion
Q1/09 -22.3 -32.2  N/A
"
**  Domestic banks
£ billion
Q1/09 11.5 22.4  N/A
"
**  Domestic non-banks
£ billion
Q1/09 -12.5 2.6  N/A
"
**  Rest of the world
£ billion
Q1/09 26.0 15.3  N/A
"
*  Balancing Item
£ billion
Q1/09 1.5 0.1  N/A
"
Central government debt          

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
*  Total government debt
£ billion
May/09 791.9 779.9 1.5
"

** Of which under 1 year residual maturity
£ billion
May/09 229.6 235.7 -2.6
"
** Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity
£ billion
May/09 562.3 544.2 3.3
"
*  Total Sterling debt
£ billion
May/09 814.3 791.9 -2.6
"

**  Of which under 1 year residual maturity
£ billion
May/09 229.6 235.7 -2.6
"
**  Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity
£ billion
May/09 222.2 212.9 4.4
"
**  Holdings of British government securities
£ billion
May/09 607.8 598.2 1.6
"
**  Other instruments
£ billion
May/09 206.5 193.7 6.6
"
*  Total foreign currency debt
£ billion
May/09 0.0 0.0 N/A

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
** Of which residual maturity less than 1 month
£ billion
May/09 0.0 0.0 N/A
"
** Of which residual maturity 1 month up to 3 months
£ billion
May/09 0.0 0.0 N/A
"
** Of which residual maturity 3 months up to 1 year
£ billion
May/09 0.0 0.0 N/A
"
** Of which residual maturity greater than 12 months
£ billion
May/09 0.0 0.0 N/A
"
FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component Unit description Observations More info (email link to data category owner)
Period of
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
period
% change
from
previous
period
Analytical accounts of the banking sector          

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
*  Monetary aggregates            
**   broad money (M4)
£ billion
SA
May/09 2009.0 2003.7 0.3

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
£ billion
NSA
May/09 2002.7 2004.2 -0.1
"
*  Domestic gross credit to the public sector
£ billion
May/09 125.6 108.0 16.3
"
*  Domestic gross credit to the private sector
£ billion
May/09 3003.1 3024.3 -0.7
"
**  of which: Sterling
£ billion
May/09 2434.6 2429.4 0.2
"
*  Gross credit to non-residents
£ billion
May/09 3537.8 3766.4 -6.1
"
*  Gross liabilities to non-residents
£ billion
May/09 3597.9 38002.3 -5.4
"
*  Net external position
£ billion
May/09 -60.1 -35.9  N/A
"
Analytical accounts of the Central Bank 2          

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
*  Reserve money
£ billion
May/09 50.8 46.4 9.5
"
*  Domestic claims on the public sector
£ billion
May/09 78.0 53.3 46.3
"
*  Domestic claims on the private sector
£ billion
May/09 25.7 27.6 -6.9
"
*  Gross credit to non-residents
£ billion
May/09 43.8 51.0 -14.1
"
*  Gross liabilities to non-residents
£ billion
May/09 20.6 33.5 -38.5
"
*  Net External position
£ billion
May/09 23.2 17.5  N/A
"
Interest rates 3          

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
*  Policy variable rate (minimum lending rate)
Percent
May/09 0.5 1.00  N/A
"
*  91 day Treasury Bill Rate (average rate of discount)
Percent
May/09 0.5 0.6  N/A
"
*  British Government Stock 20 year par gross redemption yield
Percent
May/09 4.4 4.2  N/A
"
Stock market 4
FTSE All-share
1962=100
May/09      
"Link to FT.com" page
EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component Unit description Observations More info (email link to data category owner)
Period of
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
period
% change
from
previous
period
Balance of Payments          
Balance of Payments
*  Current Balance
£ billion
Q1/09 -9.0 -8.0  N/A
"
*  Imports of goods and services
£ billion
Q1/09 103.4 110.9 -6.7
"
*  Exports of goods and services
£ billion
Q1/09 94.5 106.9 -11.5
"
*  Net income receipts
£ billion
Q1/09 4.8 -1.4  N/A
"
*  Net receipts from current transfers
£ billion
Q1/09 -4.7 -2.4  N/A
"
*  Financial Transactions
£ billion
Q1/09 10.6 10.2  N/A
"
*  International reserves
£ billion
Q1/09 -1.8 3.3 N/A
"
* Balancing Item
£ billion
Q1/09 -2.3 -2.9  N/A
"
International Reserves
(Total Official Reserves)
US $ billion
May/09 54.4 49.9 9.0

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
Foreign Currency
US $ billion
May/09 40.4 46.9 N/A
"
IMF Reserve Position
US $ billion
May/09 3.3 2.6 N/A
"
SDRs
US $ billion
May/09 0.4 0.4 N/A
"
Gold
US $ billion
May/09 9.7 8.8 N/A
"
Other Reserve Assets
US $ billion
May/09 -2.4 -2.8 N/A
"
Reserves Template
US $ billion
May/09      

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
Merchandise trade          
UK Trade
*  Total exports
£ billion
Apr/09 18.9 19.5 -3.3
"
*  Total imports
£ billion
Apr/09 25.6 26.3 -2.5
"
*  Total balance
£ billion
Apr/09 -6.7 -6.8  N/A
"
International investment position          
Balance of Payments
*  Assets
£ billion
Q1/09 6954.8 7135.1 -2.5
"
**  Direct Investment
£ billion
Q1/09 1103.6 1075.2 2.6
"
**  Portfolio Investment
£ billion
Q1/09 1717.7 1762.2 -2.5
"
***  Equity
£ billion
Q1/09 510.1 569.1 -10.4
"
***  Debt
£ billion
Q1/09 1207.7 1193.1 1.2
"
**  Other
£ billion
Q1/09 4099.3 4261.4 -3.8
"
**  Reserves
£ billion
Q1/09 34.2 36.3 N/A
"
*  Liabilities
£ billion
Q1/09 6877.0 7042.1 -2.3
"
**  Direct investment
£ billion
Q1/09 708.3 676.7 4.7
"
**  Portfolio investment
£ billion
Q1/09 1971.1 1943.4 1.4
"
***  Equity
£ billion
Q1/09 519.2 657.8 -21.1
"
***  Debt
£ billion
Q1/09 1451.9 1393.7 4.2
"
**  Other
£ billion
Q1/09 4197.6 4422.1 -5.1
"
*  Net position
£ billion
Q1/09 77.8 92.9 N/A
"
**  Direct Investment
£ billion
Q1/09 395.4 398.6 N/A
"
**  Portfolio Investment
£ billion
Q1/09 -253.4 -181.3 N/A
"
***  Equity
£ billion
Q1/09 -9.2 19.3 N/A
"
***  Debt
£ billion
Q1/09 -244.2 -200.6 N/A
"
**  Other
£ billion
Q1/09 -98.3 -160.7 N/A
"
External Debt - Gross
£ billion
Q1/09 6091.7 6290.2 -3.2
UK External Debt Q1_Q4_08
UK External Debt Q1_09
Exchange rates 3
£ Index 2005=100
May/09 79.9 78.4 1.9

Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics
POPULATION
Million
2007 61.0 60.6 0.6
Population













Footnotes
1 A flexibility option has been taken for the periodicity and timeliness of Central Government financing.
2 A flexibility option has been taken for the timeliness of Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank.
3 Daily figures are available from Nazira Khanam - BoE
4 Daily figures are available from Nazira Khanam - BoE
5 If you have any general queries about this page please contact Deborah Kennion.

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