MRETS: UK Monthly External Trade Statistics (Discontinued Publication)

The MRETS publication has been discontinued, but the associated dataset is still available as part of the UK Trade statistical bulletin and online time series. It is produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in UK imports and exports based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Model economic indicators related to external trade based on official statistics.
• Forecast trade balances using historical time-series data from the UK Trade bulletin.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Office for National Statistics, an authoritative government agency.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating open use.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The associated monthly review publication has been discontinued, which may affect contextual documentation.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from customs and trade declarations as part of official statistics.

Time Range

Monthly time series; specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.928477.

Geography

United Kingdom external trade.