Updated datasets for foreign direct investment statistics using the directional measurement principle.
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Foreign direct investment involving UK companies (directional): outward
Annual statistics on the investment of UK companies abroad, including for investment flows, positions and earnings.
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Foreign direct investment involving UK companies (directional): inward
Annual statistics on the investment of foreign companies into the UK, including for investment flows, positions and earnings.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
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