deficit widened £1.4bn3 months to August 2026
National overview
Business & trade
Business activity, investment, insolvencies, exports, imports and productivity.
14
tracked measures
5
source systems
Headline measures
£83.5bn
from £82.1bnQ2 2026
from 3.0%Q2 2026
1,946
+12 month on monthAugust 2026
Key trends
£83.5bn
Q3 2023Q2 2026
from £82.1bnQ2 2026
Companies House live
Follow newly published company updates, filings and insolvency activity as it reaches the official register.
Supporting indicators
Business activity, productivity, trade and company formation are presented as separate signals.
from 3.0%Q2 2026
Trade and productivity estimates are revised and can be volatile across individual months or quarters. Every card links directly to its publishing organisation.
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