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 "id": "trade-balance",
 "title": "UK trade balance, goods and services",
 "category": "economy",
 "summary": "The total trade balance in £ million per year: exports minus imports of goods and services, current prices.",
 "unit": "gbp_m",
 "chart": "column",
 "volatile": false,
 "status": "",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T11:45:11Z",
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  "ons_title": "Total Trade (TT): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA",
  "cdid": "IKBJ",
  "ons_dataset": "MRET",
  "release_date": "2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z",
  "next_release": "12 November 2026",
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  "label": "Trade balance",
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  "period": "2025"
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   "name": "Trade balance",
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     "v": -27850.0
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    },
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     "x": "2011",
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    {
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    },
    {
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     "x": "2020",
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     "x": "2022",
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     "x": "2024",
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    },
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    }
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  }
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}