ITIS: UK International Trade in Services with Product and Geographic Breakdowns

UK data on imports and exports of services, providing detailed product, industry, and geographic breakdowns. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and is designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trade balance trends in the services sector based on import and export data.
• Model the economic contribution of specific service industries based on industry breakdowns.
• Compare UK service trade with different geographic regions based on geographic breakdowns.
• Forecast future service trade volumes based on historical time-series data.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Provides detailed breakdowns by product, industry, and geography as described.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its UK focus.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Mainly based on data from the International Trade in Services (ITIS) Survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:06.037919; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, with geographic breakdowns of trade partners.