Dean Scott

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

@atxponential @ONS @Helentuck_ONS I was based in the ONS Newport office in Wales anyway, so I'm more than happy to be staying in Wales :)

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

Hi all,

After many happy years at ONS I'm sadly leaving to take up a new role in Welsh Gov. Thanks for the follows, and it's been great meeting a lot of you in person also.

Please follow @HelenTuck_ONS to continue receiving insight into UK global trade and investment stats.

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

@FayeGracey1 Hi Faye - I'm moving to a policy role in social care :)

[Grant Fitzner @GrantFitzner]

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[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

The total trade in goods & services deficit (excl. precious metals) widened by £8.6 billion to £27.9 billion in the three months to May 2022.

#ONS #UKTrade #deficit

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

🚨 This morning we published our #UKTrade bulletin for May 2022 🚨

Total imports of goods (excl. precious metals) increased by £2.2 billion (4.2%) in May and total exports of goods (excl. precious metals) increased by £2.3 billion (7.4%).

https://t.co/8Vd0Sh6NVv

#ONS #UKTrade

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

Goods exports to the EU reached £16.9bn in May, the highest level since records began; likely related to rising prices in 2022.

Removing the effect of inflation, EU exports rose to £13.9bn in May, the highest since Dec 2020.

#ONS #UKTrade #EUexports

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

Check out our article here discussing the addition of microbusinesses on to our trade in services survey.

Included are early sights of the increases to imports, exports and the TiS balance.

We continue work to bring this data into our National Accounts publications next year.

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

Today we’ve released highly experimental and indicative results from the inclusion of microbusinesses in our trade in services survey https://t.co/DrEpGV30ql

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

📢This morning we've published our 2020 subnational trade release.

👀Look out for our new interactive tool allowing you to select the subnational data you want to explore!

https://t.co/GcVFmvLYsr

#subnational #trade #experimentalstatistics

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

Net financial flows increased in Q1 2022, with a net inflow to the UK of £29.6 billion (4.8% of GDP). These inflows are lower than the net borrowing from rest of the world implied by the current account deficit.
#currentaccount

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

📢 This morning we've published our Q1 2022 (January – March) Balance of Payment release:

The UK current account deficit widened to £44.2 billion (7.1% of GDP) in Q1 2022, a change of £32.8 billion from the previous quarter.

https://t.co/1J6bPuMyro

#bop #trade #fdi

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

4/5: The primary income account returned to a deficit position of £12.4 billion, or 2.0% of GDP, after recording a surplus in Q4 (Oct to Dec) 2021. #primaryincome

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

Russia was the UK’s largest supplier of refined oil in 2021, however it fell to the 6th largest in April 2022 as importers seek alternatives following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

#ONS #UKtrade #imports #fuels #refinedoil

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

This morning we have published an article taking a closer look at trends in UK imports and exports of fuels.

https://t.co/gMpayJQYbX

#ONS #UKtrade #import #exports #fuels

[Dean Scott @DeanScott_ONS]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led European countries to seek alternatives to Russian gas, which has further pushed up gas prices in 2022.

#ONS #UKtrade #imports #fuels #gas