Capital Issuance - July 2026

The capital issuance statistics consist of non-government primary market issuance of bonds, commercial paper and equity, representing finance raised by UK resident entities.
Published on 27 August 2026

Key points

  • Gross capital issuance by UK residents was £84.4 billion in July, compared to £81.2 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £73.9 billion (Chart 1).
  • Net issuance was £10.3 billion in July, compared to £14.3 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £8.3 billion (Chart 1).
  • The £4.0 billion decrease in net capital issuance was driven by a £7.1 billion increase in gross repayments.

In addition to the summary statistics contained within this release and the associated tables, the Bank publishes a number of more granular series; please see our Bankstats tables (E3.1) and the full list of series and interactive charts.

All sectors

  • Gross capital issuance by UK residents was £84.4 billion in July, compared to £81.2 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £73.9 billion (Chart 1).
  • Net issuance was £10.3 billion in July, compared to £14.3 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £8.3 billion (Chart 1).
  • Year to date gross issuance was £527.7 billion, £64.3 billion higher than at the same point the previous year (Chart 2). This is £138.5 billion higher than the previous four-year average.
  • Year to date net issuance was £60.3 billion, £28.2 billion higher than at the same point the previous year (Chart 3). This is £41.7 billion higher than the previous four-year average.

Chart 1: Total capital issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Chart 2: Gross year to date capital issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Chart 3: Net year to date capital issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Bond issuance

  • Gross bond issuance was £44.2 billion in July, compared to £51.3 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £39.7 billion (Chart 4).
  • Net bond issuance was £10.8 billion in July, compared to £17.9 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £9.0 billion (Chart 4).
  • The £7.0 billion decrease in net issuance was driven by a £7.0 billion decrease in gross issuance across all sectors.

Chart 4: Bond issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Commercial paper issuance

  • Gross commercial paper issuance was £40.0 billion in July, compared to £29.6 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £33.7 billion (Chart 5).
  • Net commercial paper issuance was £0.8 billion in July, compared to -£0.8 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £2.5 billion (Chart 5).
  • The £1.6 billion increase in net issuance was driven by a £2.3 billion and £1.5 billion increase in net issuance by the OFC and PNFC sectors respectively, offset by a £2.2 billion decrease in net issuance by the MFI sector.

Chart 5: Commercial paper issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Equity issuance

  • Gross equity issuance was £0.1 billion in July, compared to £0.4 billion in June and the previous six-month average of £0.4 billion (Chart 6).
  • Net equity issuance was -£1.4 billion in July, compared to -£2.9 billion in June and the previous six-month average of -£3.1 billion (Chart 6).
  • The increase in net issuance was driven by a decrease in gross buybacks of £1.7 billion by the OFC and PNFC sectors.

Chart 6: Equity issuance by UK residents (all currencies)

Non seasonally adjusted

Key:

  • PNFC = Private non-financial corporations
  • MFI = Monetary financial institutions
  • OFC = Other financial corporations
  • “Other sectors” contains public corporations and non-profit institutions serving households
  • CP = Commercial paper

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Next release date: 25 September 2026