Introduction

Financial Statistics is in sum of two units parts: the first part (chapters 1 to 7) contains tables that are updated as and when novel information becomes available, and the next to the first part (chapters 8, 9, 11 12 and 14) contains tables which form a consistent data station that is updated once by means of quarter. As from October 1998 edition of Financial Statistics the UK accounts are at handed using the new European combination of parts to form a whole of Accounts 1995 (ESA95). The consistent data put has been updated this month and includes figures upto 2003 02 consistent with the National Accounts First Release published upon Tuesday 30th September 2003 and UK National Accounts 2003(The cerulean Book 2003) and Balance of Payments (The Pink volume 2003).

The tables in part single contain the latest figures available for publication, which may not have been incorporated into the consistent data plant published in part two. Thus, where the same series appears in part individual and part two, the figures may be different. Further details are given upon pages 11 and 159.

General notes

Data sources. The name of the department or organisation providing the statistics is shown beneath each table. Some of the statistics provided by the agency of departments are actually collected by dint of other organisations and the assistance provided through these organisations, too numerous to mention individually, is gratefully acknowledged.

Provisional data. more [i]or[/i] less figures are provisional and may be revised in later issues. This applies particularly to data for the greatest in quantity recent time periods.

Area overlayed Except where otherwise stated, the statistics relate to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Change of basis. A line across a round pillar between two consecutive figures indicates that the figures above and below the line have been compiled upon different bases and are not strictly comparable. These breaks are described in the Explanatory Handbook.

Rounding the figures. Where figures have been circulared there may be a slight discrepancy between the total and the sum total of the constituent items.

Symbol and conventions. The following emblems are used throughout:

not available.

- nil or les than half the final digit.

^ indicates a of recent origin entry or the earliest to have been revised since the previous issue.

Financial years. These are indicated through the format 1998/99.

Series identifiers. A unique four alphabetic character identifier (e.g., RURQ) is associated with each series and printed above it or to its left in the tables. It provides a cros relation between the tables and the National Statistics Databank (see overleaf). Please repeat the relevant identifier if you contact us requiring further information about the data.

Explanatory Handbook

The 2003 edition of Financial Statistics Explanatory Handbook (The Stationery Office, price L3950 net) was published in December 2002 This companion convolution contains notes and definitions which are essential to understanding the tables and explaining the relationships between them.

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PART I - GENERAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS

This part consists mainly of freestanding data based upon the latest available monthly data sources. plenteous of the data given is incorporated in Part II with the same four alphabetic character identifier. but frequently the data in this part is rearranged and reclassified, and additional estimates are made. The data may differ slightly from that in part II since the figures in this part are always the latest available, while those in Part II are those available at the start of the proces of compiling the replete set of national accounts for the latest quarter, typically nine or ten weeks after the extreme point of that quarter.

The tables are arranged in the following chapters:

Chapter 1 - Public sector finances

This chapter relates to the public sector finances. Followed by dint of summary, table 1.lA Public sector finances lock opener fiscal indicators, Public Sector toil Borrowing, central government surplus upon current budget and net borrowing, and Public sector toil debt. Also there are details of the financing of the gin cash requirements of the central regulation of local authorities and of public corporations. As from February 2000 fresh UK International Reserves are included in this chapter.