Economy of United Kingdom

Imports

Imports commoditiesmanufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs

Import partnersGermany 12.6%, China 8%, Netherlands 7.5%, US 6.7%, France 5.4%, Belgium 4.4%, Norway 4% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesmanufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Export partnersGermany 11.3%, US 10.5%, Netherlands 8.8%, France 7.4%, Ireland 6.2%, Belgium 5.1% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productscereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish

Industrial productsmachine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods

Economy

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted)7.50 % (2013-09)7.80 % (2013-08)7.90 % (2013-07)7.70 % (2013-06)7.60 % (2013-05)7.50 % (2013-04)

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted) of United Kingdom

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)6.60 % (2014-03)6.70 % (2014-02)6.80 % (2014-01)7.10 % (2013-12)7.10 % (2013-11)7.10 % (2013-10)7.30 % (2013-09)7.60 % (2013-08)7.70 % (2013-07)7.70 % (2013-06)7.70 % (2013-05)7.70 % (2013-04)

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) of United Kingdom

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold87.5 Billion $ (2013)105 Billion $ (2012)94.5 Billion $ (2011)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold of United Kingdom

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices1.80 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-04)1.60 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-03)1.70 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-02)1.90 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-01)2.00 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-12)2.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-11)2.20 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-10)2.70 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-09)2.70 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-08)2.80 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-07)

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices of United Kingdom

Inflation2.00 % (2013)2.80 % (2012)4.50 % (2011)

Unemployment7.20 % (2013)8.00 % (2012)8.10 % (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate2.49 Trillion $ (2013)2.44 Trillion $ (2012)2.46 Trillion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of United Kingdom

GDP growth rate1.80 % (2013)0.20 % (2012)0.80 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)37,300 $ (2013)36,600 $ (2012)37,100 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity2.39 Trillion $ (2013)2.31 Trillion $ (2012)2.33 Trillion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of United Kingdom

GDP PPP per land area9.80 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)9.49 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)9.54 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity93.5 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate0.50 % (2013)0.50 % (2012)0.50 % (2011)

Central bank discount rate of United Kingdom

Commercial bank prime lending rate4.40 % (2013)4.22 % (2012)4.06 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of United Kingdom

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP0.70 % (2013)0.70 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP20.5 % (2013)20.8 % (2012)

Services % of GDP78.9 % (2013)78.5 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals29.3 Million (2012)29.3 Million (2011)28.3 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures56.5 Million (2012)56.8 Million (2011)55.6 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of United Kingdom

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio46.4 % (2012)46.7 % (2011)45.1 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of United Kingdom

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)91.1 % of GDP (2013)88.7 % of GDP (2012)85.0 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of United Kingdom

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-8.20 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-3.75 % of GDP (2012)-1.33 % of GDP (2011)-3.28 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of United Kingdom

Current Account Balance (Total)-93.60 Billion $ (2013)-93.60 Billion $ (2012)-46.04 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of United Kingdom

External Debt (Total)9.58 Trillion $ (2013)10.1 Trillion $ (2012)9.84 Trillion $ (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)385 % of GDP (2013)413 % of GDP (2012)399 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of United Kingdom

External Debt per Capita151 Thousand $ (2013)160 Thousand $ (2012)157 Thousand $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of United Kingdom