This review of foreign direct investment (FDI) incorporates initial estimates for 2017 from quarterly data. It covers: headline FDI estimates and impacts on the current account; the impact of exchange rates and mergers and acquisitions on FDI; FDI presented by the ultimate controlling parent approach; and insights on the contributions of FDI businesses to the UK economy.
Publications
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UK foreign direct investment, trends and analysis: July 2018
This review of foreign direct investment (FDI) incorporates initial estimates for 2017 from quarterly data. It covers: headline FDI estimates and impacts on the current account; the impact of exchange rates and mergers and acquisitions on FDI; FDI presented by the ultimate controlling parent approach; and insights on the contributions of FDI businesses to the UK economy.
Data
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Inward foreign direct investment involving UK companies: immediate and ultimate basis
Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions and earnings into the UK on an immediate and ultimate basis from 2014 to 2021 (directional principle).
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:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.