UK Monthly Trade Statistics for Goods and Services

Monthly statistics on UK trade in goods and services, classified according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Modeling monthly trade balance trends based on goods and services data.
• Analyzing sectoral trade performance based on SITC classifications.
• Forecasting economic indicators based on official monthly trade statistics.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official status.
• Provides monthly estimates for both goods and services trade.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official government statistics collection.

Time Range

Monthly time series.

Freshness

Monthly data, last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

United Kingdom