# United Kingdom Trade Balance: Goods & Services

United Kingdom Trade Balance: Goods & Services was −5,134.0 GBP million in September 2026, down 2,567.0 from August 2026 and down 852.0 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11,362 GBP million (Jan 2022) to 9,272.0 GBP million (May 2020), averaging −1,804.9 GBP million.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: GBP million
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/trade-balance-goods-and-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | −5,134.0 GBP million |
| August 2026 | −2,567.0 GBP million |
| July 2026 | −2,802.0 GBP million |
| June 2026 | −4,221.0 GBP million |
| May 2026 | −2,494.0 GBP million |
| April 2026 | −6,059.0 GBP million |
| March 2026 | −10,433 GBP million |
| February 2026 | −6,573.0 GBP million |
| January 2026 | 852.0 GBP million |
| December 2025 | −1,350.0 GBP million |
| November 2025 | −4,863.0 GBP million |
| October 2025 | −6,108.0 GBP million |
| September 2025 | −4,282.0 GBP million |
| August 2025 | −2,110.0 GBP million |
| July 2025 | −2,174.0 GBP million |
| June 2025 | −3,822.0 GBP million |
| May 2025 | −3,572.0 GBP million |
| April 2025 | −3,520.0 GBP million |
| March 2025 | −2,399.0 GBP million |
| February 2025 | −3,947.0 GBP million |
| January 2025 | −1,300.0 GBP million |
| December 2024 | −1,290.0 GBP million |
| November 2024 | −4,614.0 GBP million |
| October 2024 | −4,103.0 GBP million |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```