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የንግድ ሚዛን (GBP)

የአንድ ሀገር የወጪ ንግድና የገቢ ንግድ ዋጋዎች ልዩነት።

Latest reading: -4316.0 (2024-03-31)  ·  Millions of GBP

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/gbp/trade_balance

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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About የንግድ ሚዛን (GBP)

United Kingdom's trade balance measures the difference between its exports and imports of goods and services over a given period. A positive balance (surplus) means exports exceed imports; a deficit is the reverse.

Why FX traders watch it

Trade surpluses require foreign buyers to acquire gbp to pay for United Kingdom exports, creating structural demand for the currency. Large and persistent deficits can create sustained downward pressure on the gbp.

How to interpret the data

A widening trade surplus or a narrowing deficit is broadly gbp-positive. A deteriorating trade balance—especially driven by weaker export volumes—may signal slowing global demand and can weigh on the gbp.

Historical የንግድ ሚዛን (GBP)

Source: ONS  ·  Monthly  ·  Millions of GBP

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/gbp/trade_balance endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

ONS

Official Series ID

BOKM

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Millions of GBP

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "GBP",
    "indicator": "trade_balance",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve የንግድ ሚዛን data for GBP from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/trade_balance?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a trade surplus affect the gbp?
Export revenues generate demand for the domestic currency as foreign buyers convert their currency to pay United Kingdom exporters. Persistent surpluses create structural buying pressure.