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Capital issuance statistics consist of UK-based primary market issuance of bonds, commercial paper and equity, representing finance raised in the UK.
Published on
19 January 2018
Data for December 2017 were republished on 23rd January (originally published 19th January 2018), following a delay to the publication of the industry analysis of net issuance.
Gross issuance by UK residents was £29.8bn in December 2017, £20.3bn lower than November and £12.3bn lower than the previous six months average.
Net issuance by UK residents was -£5.6bn in December, £22.4bn lower than November and £12.9bn lower than the previous six months average.
PNFC gross bond issuance was £4.2bn in December, £6.0bn lower than in November and £1.9bn lower than the previous six months average.
Gross capital issuance:
Table A: Gross capital issuance by UK-residents (all currencies)
Sterling billions
Not seasonally adjusted
Gross issues by instrument and sector
MFI
OFC
PNFC
Total
Shares
Bonds
CP
Of which:
Sterling (£)
Shares
Bonds
CP
Of which:
Sterling (£)
Shares
Bonds
CP
Of which:
Sterling (£)
B53L
Z935
B49M
B69I
B55L
Z937
B53M
B72I
B57L
Z939
B55M
B73I
B22K
2017 Sep
-
11.0
7.7
4.6
0.2
5.6
6.1
6.8
0.2
7.6
2.1
3.1
40.7
Oct
-
10.9
7.9
6.2
0.8
11.2
6.2
11.6
1.2
2.1
4.5
2.2
46.0
Nov
-
10.6
9.0
3.4
0.2
8.6
6.7
7.9
1.1
10.2
2.6
4.7
50.1
Dec
-
5.4
4.2
2.6
1.0
2.8
4.7
6.8
0.8
4.2
5.1
2.2
29.8
Net capital issuance:
Table B: Net capital issuance by UK-residents (all currencies)