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U.K. Current Account

Latest Release

Dec 23, 2024

Actual

-18.1B

Forecast

-22.9B

-24.0B

The Current Account index measures the difference in value between exported and imported goods, services and interest payments during the reported month. The goods portion is the same as the monthly Trade Balance figure. Because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to pay for the nation's exports the data can have a sizable affect on the GBP.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

Importance:

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Currency: GBP

Source: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 23, 2024 (Q3)	18:00	-18.1B	-22.9B	-24.0B
Sep 30, 2024 (Q2)	17:00	-28.4B	-32.5B	-13.8B
Jun 28, 2024 (Q1)	17:00	-21.0B	-17.7B	-21.2B
Mar 28, 2024 (Q4)	18:00	-21.2B	-21.3B	-18.5B
Dec 22, 2023 (Q3)	18:00	-17.2B	-13.1B	-24.0B
Sep 29, 2023 (Q2)	17:00	-25.3B	-15.0B	-15.2B

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