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National overview
Business & trade
Business activity, investment, insolvencies, exports, imports and productivity.
15
tracked measures
5
source systems
Headline measures
Companies House live
Follow newly published company updates, filings and insolvency activity as it reaches the official register.
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Business activity, productivity, trade and company formation are presented as separate signals.
International trade
4 measures
May 2026May 2026
latest seasonally adjustedMay 2026
3 months to Feb 20263 months to May 2026
deficit widened £4.4bn3 months to May 2026
3 months to May 20263 months to May 2026
deficit widened £3.1bn3 months to May 2026
3 months to May 20263 months to May 2026
surplus narrowed £1.3bn3 months to May 2026
Business health
2 measures
Business population
3 measures
Trade and productivity estimates are revised and can be volatile across individual months or quarters. Every card links directly to its publishing organisation.