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United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA ()

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRS

Latest879.0 £m2025
Previous1,114.0 £m2024
Year ago1,114.0 £m2024

United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA () was 879.0 £m in 2025, down 21.1% from 2024.

That is the lowest reading since 1996.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 879.0 £m (2025) to 4,788.0 £m (2020), averaging 2,512.5 £m.

United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA () (£m), 1986 – 2025−2,00002,0004,00019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA () (£m), 1986 – 2025. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
2025879.0 £m
20241,114.0 £m
20232,795.0 £m
20221,904.0 £m
20213,232.0 £m
20204,788.0 £m
20192,975.0 £m
20182,118.0 £m
20172,374.0 £m
20162,668.0 £m
20152,791.0 £m
20142,761.0 £m
20132,507.0 £m
20122,782.0 £m
20113,410.0 £m
20102,106.0 £m
20091,969.0 £m
20083,682.0 £m
20072,387.0 £m
20062,473.0 £m
20054,037.0 £m
20043,779.0 £m
20032,460.0 £m
20021,703.0 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (40 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRS"

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observation2025
First observation1986
Observations40
FrequencyAnnual
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high4,788.0 £m (2020)
10-year low879.0 £m (2025)
10-year average2,512.5 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRS

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FAQ

What is the current boP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 879.0 £m for 2025, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRS.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Freight Balance: CPNSA (UK)”.