# United Kingdom Trade Balance – Oct 15, 2026 (Preview)

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/trade-balance/announcements/gbp_trade_balance_2026-10-15
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Scheduled (pre-release preview) |
| Actual | -- |
| Previous | -3,450.00 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-10-15 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-10-15 07:00 Europe/London |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC |
| Release ID | gbp_trade_balance_2026-10-15 |

United Kingdom Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Oct 15, 2026. The previous reading was -3,450.00. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-11 | -3,450.00 | -5,537.00 | -- |
| 2026-08-13 | -5,537.00 | -10,467.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | -10,467.00 | -11,468.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | -11,468.00 | -7,685.00 | -- |
| 2025-12-15 | -7,685.00 | -11,284.00 | -- |
| 2025-09-15 | -11,284.00 | -9,028.00 | -- |
| 2025-06-16 | -9,028.00 | -6,449.00 | -- |
| 2025-03-17 | -6,449.00 | 1,492.00 | -- |
| 2024-12-16 | 1,492.00 | -11,286.00 | -- |
| 2024-09-16 | -11,286.00 | -4,521.00 | -- |
| 2024-06-17 | -4,521.00 | -12,311.00 | -- |
| 2024-03-18 | -12,311.00 | -6,665.00 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/trade_balance?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/trade-balance/announcements/gbp_trade_balance_2026-09-11
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/trade-balance
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt
