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- y/yYear Over Year
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UK Current Account
It's directly linked to currency demand - a rising surplus indicates that foreigners are buying more of the domestic currency to execute transactions in the country;
The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the monthly Trade Balance data;
- UK Current Account Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -22.1B | -22.2B |
-27.2B |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.4B | -24.0B |
-10.7B |
| Dec 22, 2025 | -12.1B | -19.1B |
-21.2B |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -28.9B | -24.8B |
-21.2B |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.5B | -19.7B | -21.0B |
| Mar 28, 2025 | -21.0B | -16.7B |
-12.5B |
| Dec 23, 2024 | -18.1B | -22.9B |
-24.0B |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.4B | -32.5B |
-13.8B |
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- UK Current Account News
From ons.gov.uk|Jun 30, 2026The underlying UK current account deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £15.1 billion, or 1.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2026; this is a change of £3.2 billion compared with the deficit of £18.2 billion in the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, including trade in precious metals, narrowed by £5.0 billion to £22.1 billion, or 2.8% of GDP, in Quarter 1 2026. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, widened to £7.7 billion, or 1.0% of GDP, in Quarter 1 2026, compared ...
From ons.gov.uk|Mar 31, 2026The underlying UK current account deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £8.4 billion, or 1.1% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2025; this is a change of £0.6 billion compared with the deficit of £9.0 billion (revised from £10.5 billion) in the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, including trade in precious metals, widened by £7.7 billion to £18.4 billion, or 2.4% of GDP, in Quarter 4 2025. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £2.2 billion, or 0.3% of GDP, in ...
From ons.gov.uk|Dec 22, 2025|1 commentThe underlying UK current account deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £10.5 billion, or 1.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025; this is a change of £5.0 billion compared with the deficit of £15.5 billion (revised from £23.8 billion) in the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, including trade in precious metals, narrowed by £9.1 billion to £12.1 billion, or 1.6% of GDP, in Quarter 3 2025. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, widened to £4.6 billion, or 0.6% of ...
From ons.gov.uk|Sep 30, 2025The underlying UK current account deficit, excluding precious metals, widened to £23.8 billion or 3.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025; this is a change of £7.3 billion compared with the deficit of £16.5 billion (revised from £18.6 billion) for the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, including trade in precious metals, widened by £7.7 billion to £28.9 billion, or 3.8% of GDP, in Quarter 2 2025. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, widened to £2.8 billion (0.4% of GDP) in ...
From ons.gov.uk|Jun 30, 2025The underlying UK current account deficit excluding precious metals narrowed to £18.6 billion, or 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025; this is a change of £0.1 billion from the deficit of £18.7 billion for the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, when trade in precious metals is included, expanded by £2.4 billion to £23.5 billion, or 3.2% of GDP in Quarter 1 2025. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £7.5 billion (1.0% of GDP) in Quarter 1 2025, from £10.2 ...
From ons.gov.uk|Mar 28, 2025The underlying UK current account deficit excluding precious metals widened to £18.7 billion, or 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024; this is a change of £4.3 billion from the revised deficit of £14.5 billion for the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, when trade in precious metals is included, expanded by £8.5 billion to £21.0 billion, or 2.9% of GDP in Quarter 4 2024. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, expanded to £10.2 billion from a revised £6.0 billion in the ...
From ons.gov.uk|Dec 23, 2024The underlying UK current account deficit excluding precious metals widened to £20.0 billion, or 2.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2024; this is a change of £2.1 billion from the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, when trade in precious metals is included, narrowed by £5.9 billion to £18.1 billion, or 2.5% of GDP in Quarter 3 2024. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, expanded slightly to £6.8 billion, as the goods deficit narrowed to £51.2 billion and the services surplus ...
From ons.gov.uk|Sep 30, 2024The underlying UK current account deficit excluding precious metals widened to £22.4 billion, or 3.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024; this is a change of £5.8 billion from the previous quarter. The UK current account deficit, when trade in precious metals is included, widened to £28.4 billion, or 4.0% of GDP. The total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, widened to £9.9 billion, as the goods deficit widened by £7.4 billion to £53.0 billion and the services surplus expanded by £2.3 billion to ...
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