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United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services Planned 2026-10-15 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services came in at 83,252 on Oct 15, 2026, compared with 85,366 previously and a 85,054.88 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
83,252
Previous
85,366
Forecast
85,054.88

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services chart through 2026-08-31
GBP Imports of Goods & Services readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 83,252.

Imports of Goods & Services release read

United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services came in at 83,252 on Oct 15, 2026, compared with 85,366 previously and a 85,054.88 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 85,054.88 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Imports of Goods & Services page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

Available within
9,771 ms

of publication

On FXMacroData at

15 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

15 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published Between and UTC, 15 Oct 2026
10,326 ms after the scheduled time
Observed by FXMacroData's reads of the official source: the last read showing the previous period and the first read showing this one. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at
Available within 9,771 ms of publication

The official source published this release somewhere between those two reads, so the figure was available through FXMacroData no more than 9,771 ms after it was published.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_imports_2026-10-15
API announcement ID gbp_imports_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 83,252
Previous value 85,366
Forecast 85,054.88 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -1,802.88
Announcement timestamp 1792044000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Older release

2026-09-11 07:00 Europe/London · 85,366

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Total exports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

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Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services.

What did United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services was 83,252 GBP mn in August 2026. The forecast field was 85,054.88 GBP mn. The previous reading was 85,366 GBP mn. That is a surprise of -1,802.88 versus forecast.

When was this United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 15, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services release?

The next United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services release is scheduled for Nov 12, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Imports of Goods & Services?

ONS publishes the official Imports of Goods & Services series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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