UK page containing data described on the DSBB

3 July 2008

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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
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Period of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period	% change from previous period	Link to latest Press Release and additional information
National accounts						UK National Accounts
* GDP at current market prices	£ billion SA	Q1/08	355.8	353.0	0.8	"
** Households	£ billion SA	Q1/08	217.3	213.0	2.0	"
** Non-profit institutions	£ billion SA	Q1/08	9.7	9.5	2.6	"
** General government	£ billion SA	Q1/08	77.2	75.9	1.8	"
** Gross fixed capital formation	£ billion SA	Q1/08	63.5	64.8	-2.0	"
** Change in inventories	£ billion SA	Q1/08	1.2	3.1	N/A	"
** Acquisitions less disposals of valuables	£ billion SA	Q1/08	0.1	0.1	N/A	"
** Total exports	£ billion SA	Q1/08	95.6	85.1	12.3	"
** Total imports	£ billion SA	Q1/08	108.5	106.1	2.2	"
* GDP at constant prices	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	316.1	314.8	0.4	"
* Households	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	196.0	193.4	1.3	"
** Non-profit institutions	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	8.0	7.9	1.7	"
** General government	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	64.5	63.9	1.0	"
** Gross fixed capital formation	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	57.6	58.6	-1.6	"
** Change in inventories	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	1.0	2.9	N/A	"
** Acquisitions less disposals of valuables	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	0.1	0.1	N/A	"
** Total exports	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	85.3	85.3	0.0	"
** Total imports	At 2001 prices £ billion SA	Q1/08	96.3	96.9	-0.6	"
Production index	Index of Production SA 2003=100	Apr/08	99.4	99.2	0.2	Index of Production
Employment	Public sector employment '000 SA	Q1/08	31,668	31,624	0.1	Public Sector employment
Employment	Labour Force Survey '000 SA	Feb/08 - Apr/08	29,554	29,478	0.3	Labour Market Statisitics
Unemployment	Claimant Count '000 (2nd Thursday of each month) SA	May/08	819.3	810.3	1.1	Claimant Count
Unemployment	Labour Force Survey '000	Feb/08 - Apr/08	1,643	1,605	2.4	Labour Market Statisitics
Wages/Earnings	Average earnings index 2000=100	Apr/08	132.0	144.1	-8.44	Average Earnings Index
Consumer prices	Consumer Prices Index 2005=100	May/08	108.3	107.6	0.7	Consumer Prices Index
Consumer prices	Retail Prices Index 1987=100	May/08	215.1	214.0	0.5	Retail Price Index
Producer prices	Producer Price Index 2000=100	May/08	122.2	120.3	1.6	Producer Price Index
FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Observations				Link to lastest Press Release and additional information
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Period of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period	% change from previous period
General government operations						Public Sector Accounts
* Revenue	£ billion	Q1/08	162.2	136.3	19.0	"
* Expenditure	£ billion	Q1/08	161.6	154.1	4.9	"
* Balance, Deficit-/Surplus+	£ billion	Q1/08	0.9	-17.5	N/A	"
* Financing	£ billion	Q1/08	1.0	-18.2	N/A	"
** Domestic banks	£ billion	Q1/08	-0.6	17.2	N/A	"
** Domestic non-banks	£ billion	Q1/08	-1.1	-6.6	N/A	"
** Rest of the world	£ billion	Q1/08	-6.0	7.1	N/A	"
* Balancing item	£ billion	Q1/08	-0.4	0.4	N/A	"
Central government operations 1						"
Monthly data						Public Sector Finances
* Revenue	Central Government Cash Receipts £ billion	Apr/08	47.1	34.3	37.4	"
* Expenditure	Central Government Cash Outlays £ billion	Apr/08	49.5	45.2	9.5	"
* Balance, deficit-/surplus+	Central Government Own Account Borrowing £ billion	Apr/08	2.4	10.9	N/A	"
Quarterly data						Public Sector Accounts
* Revenue	£ billion	Q1/08	123.1	97.6	26.1	"
* Expenditure	£ billion	Q1/08	118.4	13.9	4.0	"
* Balance, deficit-/surplus+	£ billion	Q1/08	4.8	-16.1	N/A	"
* Financing	£ billion	Q1/08	4.3	-16.3	N/A	"
** Domestic banks	£ billion	Q1/08	-2.4	13.7	N/A	"
** Domestic non-banks	£ billion	Q1/08	-1.9	-6.1	N/A	"
** Rest of the world	£ billion	Q1/08	-0.7	7.1	N/A	"
* Balancing Item	£ billion	Q1/08	0.3	0.1	N/A	"
Central government debt						Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
* Total government debt	£ billion	May/08	596.8	600.9	-0.7	"
** Of which under 1 year residual maturity	£ billion	May/08	158.4	153.2	3.4	"
** Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity	£ billion	May/08	438.4	447.7	-2.1	"
* Total Sterling debt	£ billion	May/08	595.3	599.3	-0.7	"
** Of which under 1 year residual maturity	£ billion	May/08	158.4	153.2	3.4	"
** Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity	£ billion	May/08	436.9	446.1	-2.1	"
** Holdings of British government securities	£ billion	May/08	453.0	462.3	-2.0	"
** Other instruments	£ billion	May/08	142.39	137.1	3.8	"
* Total foreign currency debt	£ billion	May/08	1.5	1.5	N/A	Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
** Of which residual maturity less than 1 month	£ billion	May/08	0.0	0.0	N/A	"
** Of which residual maturity 1 month up to 3 months	£ billion	May/08	0.0	0.0	N/A	"
** Of which residual maturity 3 months up to 1 year	£ billion	May/08	0.0	0.0	N/A	"
** Of which residual maturity greater than 12 months	£ billion	May/08	1.5	1.5	N/A	"
FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Observations				More info (email link to data category owner)
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Period of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period	% change from previous period	More info (email link to data category owner)
Analytical accounts of the banking sector						Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
* Monetary aggregates
** broad money (M4)	£ billion SA	Apr/08	1731.6	1720.0	0.7	Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
** broad money (M4)	£ billion NSA	Apr/08	1730.3	1724.5	0.3	"
* Domestic gross credit to the public sector	£ billion	May/08	23.6	25.0	-5.6	"
* Domestic gross credit to the private sector	£ billion	May/08	2778.6	2769.3	0.3	"
** of which: Sterling	£ billion	May/08	2192.4	2190.3	0.1	"
* Gross credit to non-residents	£ billion	May/08	3576.2	3647.7	-2.0	"
* Gross liabilities to non-residents	£ billion	May/08	3633.6	3696.7	-1.7	"
* Net external position	£ billion	May/08	-60.4	-48.9	N/A	"
Analytical accounts of the Central Bank 2						Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
* Reserve money	£ billion	May/08	46.4	41.7	11.3	"
* Domestic claims on the public sector	£ billion	May/08	4.2	4.3	-2.3	"
* Domestic claims on the private sector	£ billion	May/08	7.3	8.5	-14.1	"
* Gross credit to non-residents	£ billion	May/08	14.2	12.0	18.3	"
* Gross liabilities to non-residents	£ billion	May/08	14.9	17.9	-16.8	"
* Net External position	£ billion	May/08	-0.6	-5.9	N/A	"
Interest rates 3						Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
* Policy variable rate (minimum lending rate)	Percent	May/08	5.25	5.25	N/A	"
* 91 day Treasury Bill Rate (average rate of discount)	Percent	May/08	5.0	4.9	N/A	"
* British Government Stock 20 year par gross redemption yield	Percent	May/08	4.9	4.7	N/A	"
Stock market 4	FTSE All-share 1962=100	May/08				"Link to FT.com" page
EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Observations				More info (email link to data category owner)
SDDS data category and component	Unit description	Period of latest data	Latest data	Data for previous period	% change from previous period	More info (email link to data category owner)
Balance of Payments						Balance of Payments
* Current Balance	£ billion	Q1/08	-9.0	-9.9	N/A	"
* Imports of goods and services	£ billion	Q1/08	106.8	105.6	1.2	"
* Exports of goods and services	£ billion	Q1/08	93.8	93.1	0.8	"
* Net income receipts	£ billion	Q1/08	9.2	6.8	N/A	"
* Net receipts from current transfers	£ billion	Q1/08	-5.0	-4.0	N/A	"
* Financial Transactions	£ billion	Q1/08	10.6	14.1	N/A	"
* International reserves	£ billion	Q1/08	-4.8	0.6	N/A	"
* Balancing Item	£ billion	Q1/08	-2.6	-5.2	N/A	"
International Reserves (Total Official Reserves)	US $ billion	Jun/08	60.6	60.6	0.0	Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
Foreign Currency	US $ billion	Jun/08	42.4	42.9	N/A	"
IMF Reserve Position	US $ billion	Jun/08	1.4	1.4	N/A	"
SDRs	US $ billion	Jun/08	0.4	0.4	N/A	"
Gold	US $ billion	Jun/08	9.3	8.8	N/A	"
Other Reserve Assets	US $ billion	Jun/08	5.6	5.8	N/A	"
Reserves Template	US $ billion	Jun/08				Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
Merchandise trade						UK Trade
* Total exports	£ billion	Apr/08	21.7	20.3	6.4	"
* Total imports	£ billion	Apr/08	29.5	27.3	7.8	"
* Total balance	£ billion	Apr/08	-7.8	-7.0	N/A	"
International investment position						Balance of Payments
* Assets	£ billion	Q1/08	6797.0	6486.5	4.8	"
** Direct Investment	£ billion	Q1/08	858.9	851.1	0.9	"
** Portfolio Investment	£ billion	Q1/08	1733.8	1824.1	-4.9	"
*** Equity	£ billion	Q1/08	705.5	791.0	-10.8	"
*** Debt	£ billion	Q1/08	1028.3	1033.1	-0.5	"
** Other	£ billion	Q1/08	4176.1	3784.6	10.3	"
** Reserves	£ billion	Q1/08	28.2	26.7	N/A	"
* Liabilities	£ billion	Q1/08	7125.9	6836.9	4.2	"
** Direct investment	£ billion	Q1/08	701.6	672.7	4.3	"
** Portfolio investment	£ billion	Q1/08	1875.6	1900.1	-1.3	"
*** Equity	£ billion	Q1/08	708.3	657.8	7.7	"
*** Debt	£ billion	Q1/08	1167.3	1099.0	6.2	"
** Other	£ billion	Q1/08	4548.8	4264.1	6.7	"
* Net position	£ billion	Q1/08	-329.0	-350.4	N/A	"
** Direct Investment	£ billion	Q1/08	157.3	178.5	N/A	"
** Portfolio Investment	£ billion	Q1/08	-141.8	-76.0	N/A	"
*** Equity	£ billion	Q1/08	-2.8	-10.2	N/A	"
*** Debt	£ billion	Q1/08	-139.0	-65.9	N/A	"
** Other	£ billion	Q1/08	-372.74	-479.5	N/A	"
External Debt - Gross	£ billion	Q1/08	6184.9	5806.2	6.5	UK External Debt Q1_Q4_07 UK External Debt Q1_08
Exchange rates 3	£ Index 2005=100	May/08	92.7	92.6	0.1	Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statisitics
POPULATION	Million	2006	60.6	60.2	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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