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United Kingdom Trade Balance Planned 2026-10-15 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Trade Balance came in at -920 on Oct 15, 2026, compared with -3,450 previously and a -2,449.27 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-920
Previous
-3,450
Forecast
-2,449.27

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United Kingdom Trade Balance release chart

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

United Kingdom Trade Balance chart through 2026-08-31
GBP Trade Balance readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: -920.

Trade Balance release read

United Kingdom Trade Balance came in at -920 on Oct 15, 2026, compared with -3,450 previously and a -2,449.27 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is -2,449.27 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Trade Balance 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
9,853 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
10,385 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 9,853 ms of publication

The official source published this release somewhere between those two reads, so the figure was available through FXMacroData no more than 9,853 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_trade_balance_2026-10-15
API announcement ID gbp_trade_balance_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value -920
Previous value -3,450
Forecast -2,449.27 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +1,529.27
Announcement timestamp 1792044000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Trade Balance 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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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Trade Balance.

What did United Kingdom Trade Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Trade Balance was -920 GBP mn in August 2026. The forecast field was -2,449.27 GBP mn. The previous reading was -3,450 GBP mn. That is a surprise of +1,529.27 versus forecast.

When was this United Kingdom Trade Balance 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 Trade Balance release?

The next United Kingdom Trade Balance release is scheduled for Nov 12, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Trade Balance?

ONS publishes the official Trade Balance 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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