Table Data - Business Tendency Surveys: Order Books: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Current for United Kingdom

Title Business Tendency Surveys: Order Books: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Current for United Kingdom
Series ID BSOBLV02GBM460S
Source Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Release Main Economic Indicators (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Percentage balance
Date Range 1977-03-01 to 2021-03-01
Last Updated 2025-11-17 2:55 PM CST
Notes OECD Data Filters:
REF_AREA: GBR
MEASURE: OB
UNIT_MEASURE: PB
ACTIVITY: C
ADJUSTMENT: Y
TRANSFORMATION: _Z
TIME_HORIZ: C
METHODOLOGY: N
FREQ: M

All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD (year), (dataset name), (data source) DOI or https://data-explorer.oecd.org/. (accessed on (date)).
DATE VALUE
1977-03-01 -18.37000000
1977-04-01 -21.56000000
1977-05-01 -22.02000000
1977-06-01 -26.26000000
1977-07-01 -25.31000000
1977-08-01 -25.56000000
1977-09-01 -25.64000000
1977-10-01 -23.81000000
1977-11-01 -23.73000000
1977-12-01 -27.71000000
1978-01-01 -25.56000000
1978-02-01 -26.70000000
1978-03-01 -29.52000000
1978-04-01 -27.69000000
1978-05-01 -26.85000000
1978-06-01 -24.39000000
1978-07-01 -19.43000000
1978-08-01 -14.55000000
1978-09-01 -13.51000000
1978-10-01 -14.71000000
1978-11-01 -8.63000000
1978-12-01 -10.66000000
1979-01-01 -19.56000000
1979-02-01 -14.79000000
1979-03-01 -7.56000000
1979-04-01 -6.18000000
1979-05-01 -5.68000000
1979-06-01 -7.60000000
1979-07-01 -15.55000000
1979-08-01 -20.60000000
1979-09-01 -22.40000000
1979-10-01 -25.24000000
1979-11-01 -30.23000000
1979-12-01 -33.74000000
1980-01-01 -37.91539000
1980-02-01 -37.40740000
1980-03-01 -42.58652000
1980-04-01 -48.76465000
1980-05-01 -59.50193000
1980-06-01 -63.92998000
1980-07-01 -68.69602000
1980-08-01 -71.89594000
1980-09-01 -71.52762000
1980-10-01 -72.77110000
1980-11-01 -73.42369000
1980-12-01 -74.58614000
1981-01-01 -70.89990000
1981-02-01 -73.38742000
1981-03-01 -72.57262000
1981-04-01 -71.75884000
1981-05-01 -69.51289000
1981-06-01 -66.94444000
1981-07-01 -63.71389000
1981-08-01 -62.91382000
1981-09-01 -57.53675000
1981-10-01 -55.77596000
1981-11-01 -54.42173000
1981-12-01 -54.58207000
1982-01-01 -57.88369000
1982-02-01 -51.36651000
1982-03-01 -45.55571000
1982-04-01 -54.75638000
1982-05-01 -50.52713000
1982-06-01 -51.95962000
1982-07-01 -55.73256000
1982-08-01 -55.93517000
1982-09-01 -51.53816000
1982-10-01 -51.77369000
1982-11-01 -56.41648000
1982-12-01 -56.57698000
1983-01-01 -52.87086000
1983-02-01 -48.34035000
1983-03-01 -36.52158000
1983-04-01 -39.75547000
1983-05-01 -28.53229000
1983-06-01 -25.97097000
1983-07-01 -31.75713000
1983-08-01 -24.96172000
1983-09-01 -24.53953000
1983-10-01 -26.77579000
1983-11-01 -20.42424000
1983-12-01 -15.58666000
1984-01-01 -13.87288000
1984-02-01 -12.32228000
1984-03-01 -10.47364000
1984-04-01 -10.75604000
1984-05-01 -11.52343000
1984-06-01 -9.96762100
1984-07-01 -6.78314400
1984-08-01 -10.98585000
1984-09-01 -9.54103100
1984-10-01 -10.78615000
1984-11-01 -11.43532000
1984-12-01 -9.59668200
1985-01-01 -14.87536000
1985-02-01 -11.30175000
1985-03-01 -9.42019200
1985-04-01 -3.75361800
1985-05-01 -1.50966600
1985-06-01 -1.95918400
1985-07-01 -2.80372000
1985-08-01 -8.01275600
1985-09-01 -5.54273500
1985-10-01 -6.80268700
1985-11-01 -4.45141500
1985-12-01 -8.60965700
1986-01-01 -16.89415000
1986-02-01 -11.28800000
1986-03-01 -13.36951000
1986-04-01 -22.74857000
1986-05-01 -18.48713000
1986-06-01 -22.94279000
1986-07-01 -22.81592000
1986-08-01 -21.04152000
1986-09-01 -20.53969000
1986-10-01 -16.81511000
1986-11-01 -8.45541300
1986-12-01 -11.61600000
1987-01-01 -12.92368000
1987-02-01 -0.26859010
1987-03-01 0.68485420
1987-04-01 2.24680300
1987-05-01 7.53560700
1987-06-01 1.06205500
1987-07-01 8.16165800
1987-08-01 9.92051100
1987-09-01 9.45423200
1987-10-01 16.16924000
1987-11-01 13.54890000
1987-12-01 16.37647000
1988-01-01 22.03970000
1988-02-01 17.76258000
1988-03-01 16.74625000
1988-04-01 15.24428000
1988-05-01 18.56938000
1988-06-01 11.05568000
1988-07-01 16.13960000
1988-08-01 15.88220000
1988-09-01 15.44251000
1988-10-01 17.15945000
1988-11-01 14.55491000
1988-12-01 12.37122000
1989-01-01 9.00977100
1989-02-01 0.79399960
1989-03-01 2.80839200
1989-04-01 2.23852000
1989-05-01 -7.39743600
1989-06-01 -7.96506300
1989-07-01 -2.88147700
1989-08-01 -5.15426400
1989-09-01 -7.56706400
1989-10-01 -6.83813800
1989-11-01 -16.43514000
1989-12-01 -12.62827000
1990-01-01 -14.01319000
1990-02-01 -19.18271000
1990-03-01 -24.13496000
1990-04-01 -17.76644000
1990-05-01 -23.37530000
1990-06-01 -23.99716000
1990-07-01 -27.90013000
1990-08-01 -34.18937000
1990-09-01 -38.57564000
1990-10-01 -37.82858000
1990-11-01 -43.43190000
1990-12-01 -43.62343000
1991-01-01 -42.03052000
1991-02-01 -56.16612000
1991-03-01 -55.08456000
1991-04-01 -53.76058000
1991-05-01 -63.35431000
1991-06-01 -60.02545000
1991-07-01 -58.91214000
1991-08-01 -58.22424000
1991-09-01 -50.58558000
1991-10-01 -54.81371000
1991-11-01 -50.42982000
1991-12-01 -52.61495000
1992-01-01 -58.03856000
1992-02-01 -54.16191000
1992-03-01 -50.04168000
1992-04-01 -49.75504000
1992-05-01 -39.34640000
1992-06-01 -44.05799000
1992-07-01 -45.92870000
1992-08-01 -53.26691000
1992-09-01 -52.58725000
1992-10-01 -46.79577000
1992-11-01 -49.42137000
1992-12-01 -48.60385000
1993-01-01 -44.05294000
1993-02-01 -38.16139000
1993-03-01 -29.99402000
1993-04-01 -26.74189000
1993-05-01 -24.31742000
1993-06-01 -25.08242000
1993-07-01 -25.94161000
1993-08-01 -19.31791000
1993-09-01 -20.59993000
1993-10-01 -24.78584000
1993-11-01 -22.42612000
1993-12-01 -20.60780000
1994-01-01 -19.07945000
1994-02-01 -13.16317000
1994-03-01 -15.93696000
1994-04-01 -15.71905000
1994-05-01 -5.27005300
1994-06-01 -5.09472100
1994-07-01 -6.95223900
1994-08-01 2.63993000
1994-09-01 2.39114300
1994-10-01 4.21840700
1994-11-01 5.56158700
1994-12-01 6.37970700
1995-01-01 9.88605800
1995-02-01 10.83539000
1995-03-01 8.11358800
1995-04-01 9.29526500
1995-05-01 7.78267900
1995-06-01 2.89170900
1995-07-01 0.02874862
1995-08-01 0.60614930
1995-09-01 -0.61491830
1995-10-01 -1.77539800
1995-11-01 -8.44991800
1995-12-01 -11.63345000
1996-01-01 -11.14225000
1996-02-01 -16.15789000
1996-03-01 -17.83533000
1996-04-01 -15.68587000
1996-05-01 -19.15897000
1996-06-01 -15.12193000
1996-07-01 -19.99656000
1996-08-01 -11.42392000
1996-09-01 -8.61623100
1996-10-01 -2.76072400
1996-11-01 0.53933680
1996-12-01 -11.65441000
1997-01-01 -4.17137900
1997-02-01 -8.16027700
1997-03-01 -3.79253500
1997-04-01 -5.67260900
1997-05-01 -10.11356000
1997-06-01 -5.13978900
1997-07-01 -3.03519700
1997-08-01 -6.45247200
1997-09-01 -6.61220500
1997-10-01 4.27365400
1997-11-01 -2.45271200
1997-12-01 0.32063030
1998-01-01 -3.19321200
1998-02-01 -0.16451510
1998-03-01 -4.74929800
1998-04-01 -7.66006300
1998-05-01 -19.08327000
1998-06-01 -26.16636000
1998-07-01 -29.08147000
1998-08-01 -32.49005000
1998-09-01 -35.61531000
1998-10-01 -40.67920000
1998-11-01 -46.44144000
1998-12-01 -39.69415000
1999-01-01 -41.20474000
1999-02-01 -37.15022000
1999-03-01 -36.68884000
1999-04-01 -30.63108000
1999-05-01 -23.05107000
1999-06-01 -27.19901000
1999-07-01 -25.13412000
1999-08-01 -23.53940000
1999-09-01 -13.62766000
1999-10-01 -11.64133000
1999-11-01 -15.45322000
1999-12-01 -16.71905000
2000-01-01 -12.22711000
2000-02-01 -13.13710000
2000-03-01 -18.63333000
2000-04-01 -17.59795000
2000-05-01 -12.00479000
2000-06-01 -20.23310000
2000-07-01 -18.18669000
2000-08-01 -18.58815000
2000-09-01 -14.62535000
2000-10-01 -11.58953000
2000-11-01 -16.46394000
2000-12-01 -3.73771300
2001-01-01 -8.24193200
2001-02-01 -18.12271000
2001-03-01 -25.58994000
2001-04-01 -24.57238000
2001-05-01 -25.95634000
2001-06-01 -24.28033000
2001-07-01 -24.24662000
2001-08-01 -30.64924000
2001-09-01 -30.62276000
2001-10-01 -26.52527000
2001-11-01 -32.47419000
2001-12-01 -35.73580000
2002-01-01 -29.23622000
2002-02-01 -31.10392000
2002-03-01 -34.55914000
2002-04-01 -26.55318000
2002-05-01 -27.91106000
2002-06-01 -19.32655000
2002-07-01 -22.30451000
2002-08-01 -25.71765000
2002-09-01 -28.62592000
2002-10-01 -26.45796000
2002-11-01 -21.48982000
2002-12-01 -33.74311000
2003-01-01 -23.22538000
2003-02-01 -33.09180000
2003-03-01 -32.54216000
2003-04-01 -27.52951000
2003-05-01 -30.86506000
2003-06-01 -29.35615000
2003-07-01 -35.35375000
2003-08-01 -25.78036000
2003-09-01 -32.63228000
2003-10-01 -33.38965000
2003-11-01 -23.49412000
2003-12-01 -20.76060000
2004-01-01 -16.20254000
2004-02-01 -17.08749000
2004-03-01 -10.53086000
2004-04-01 -12.50225000
2004-05-01 -0.81932900
2004-06-01 -8.38250100
2004-07-01 -5.41358400
2004-08-01 0.15992080
2004-09-01 -5.65161200
2004-10-01 -5.33677000
2004-11-01 -15.50239000
2004-12-01 -5.78059800
2005-01-01 -11.17415000
2005-02-01 -12.08561000
2005-03-01 -15.51464000
2005-04-01 -22.47593000
2005-05-01 -23.75833000
2005-06-01 -27.40887000
2005-07-01 -18.46615000
2005-08-01 -30.88651000
2005-09-01 -26.67080000
2005-10-01 -18.27744000
2005-11-01 -24.51991000
2005-12-01 -23.79252000
2006-01-01 -26.14407000
2006-02-01 -20.08005000
2006-03-01 -18.49759000
2006-04-01 -9.45611300
2006-05-01 -13.70037000
2006-06-01 -14.45039000
2006-07-01 -9.51401200
2006-08-01 -9.94329800
2006-09-01 -4.69346100
2006-10-01 -13.21295000
2006-11-01 -5.54347000
2006-12-01 -6.80535800
2007-01-01 -7.12428100
2007-02-01 1.92753100
2007-03-01 5.52369900
2007-04-01 3.57660000
2007-05-01 3.35973300
2007-06-01 5.50814700
2007-07-01 -4.55799200
2007-08-01 6.99729700
2007-09-01 6.29074800
2007-10-01 0.84145340
2007-11-01 8.43234800
2007-12-01 0.17378380
2008-01-01 3.88489200
2008-02-01 0.93983390
2008-03-01 4.55736600
2008-04-01 -11.38764000
2008-05-01 -11.58138000
2008-06-01 -1.52742300
2008-07-01 -6.61326000
2008-08-01 -15.05715000
2008-09-01 -25.72323000
2008-10-01 -32.11470000
2008-11-01 -37.58572000
2008-12-01 -36.85219000
2009-01-01 -46.10358000
2009-02-01 -58.04926000
2009-03-01 -60.40015000
2009-04-01 -55.35984000
2009-05-01 -57.52558000
2009-06-01 -53.54108000
2009-07-01 -57.65450000
2009-08-01 -56.09817000
2009-09-01 -47.73267000
2009-10-01 -44.07201000
2009-11-01 -44.60511000
2009-12-01 -43.87733000
2010-01-01 -37.09583000
2010-02-01 -38.05877000
2010-03-01 -39.37698000
2010-04-01 -34.34632000
2010-05-01 -19.47756000
2010-06-01 -25.55227000
2010-07-01 -14.69737000
2010-08-01 -16.14105000
2010-09-01 -16.73621000
2010-10-01 -21.02567000
2010-11-01 -14.61997000
2010-12-01 -4.89533700
2011-01-01 -14.08591000
2011-02-01 -10.07457000
2011-03-01 2.63868600
2011-04-01 -9.33999600
2011-05-01 -3.41701300
2011-06-01 -1.56097100
2011-07-01 -8.72885200
2011-08-01 -1.18099000
2011-09-01 -8.73905800
2011-10-01 -10.98693000
2011-11-01 -18.64565000
2011-12-01 -24.91082000
2012-01-01 -14.08238000
2012-02-01 -5.09021800
2012-03-01 -10.32931000
2012-04-01 -6.33753100
2012-05-01 -18.34653000
2012-06-01 -13.56062000
2012-07-01 -4.75670300
2012-08-01 -23.20910000
2012-09-01 -7.74103500
2012-10-01 -15.95802000
2012-11-01 -20.68903000
2012-12-01 -13.95075000
2013-01-01 -18.08714000
2013-02-01 -16.09545000
2013-03-01 -17.29039000
2013-04-01 -23.32403000
2013-05-01 -21.28478000
2013-06-01 -20.55984000
2013-07-01 -10.76621000
2013-08-01 -2.24559300
2013-09-01 9.27886800
2013-10-01 3.07274500
2013-11-01 11.26089000
2013-12-01 10.01343000
2014-01-01 -0.10006260
2014-02-01 0.89903020
2014-03-01 3.74420900
2014-04-01 0.66933760
2014-05-01 -1.24849300
2014-06-01 8.42323700
2014-07-01 3.22286600
2014-08-01 8.72293300
2014-09-01 -3.67628500
2014-10-01 1.11665400
2014-11-01 3.23160600
2014-12-01 2.99519200
2015-01-01 5.88570600
2015-02-01 7.89263200
2015-03-01 -2.22546900
2015-04-01 2.65295000
2015-05-01 -6.22611700
2015-06-01 -9.59518700
2015-07-01 -8.79536000
2015-08-01 -3.29775100
2015-09-01 -6.63965800
2015-10-01 -10.84638000
2015-11-01 -10.79296000
2015-12-01 -9.01645900
2016-01-01 -13.12139000
2016-02-01 -19.10384000
2016-03-01 -16.19705000
2016-04-01 -9.35475700
2016-05-01 -9.21221900
2016-06-01 -4.61850500
2016-07-01 -2.81547700
2016-08-01 -7.31151700
2016-09-01 -4.60321900
2016-10-01 -9.81347400
2016-11-01 -2.81881200
2016-12-01 -2.02745700
2017-01-01 6.87103300
2017-02-01 5.88949700
2017-03-01 5.82013100
2017-04-01 5.64019900
2017-05-01 7.80203600
2017-06-01 13.36618000
2017-07-01 11.17223000
2017-08-01 10.67571000
2017-09-01 7.43253300
2017-10-01 5.20277000
2017-11-01 17.15434000
2017-12-01 14.96144000
2018-01-01 15.87304000
2018-02-01 7.88254700
2018-03-01 1.83497400
2018-04-01 5.63455200
2018-05-01 -4.18837000
2018-06-01 10.36250000
2018-07-01 12.16817000
2018-08-01 4.66353800
2018-09-01 -0.54011860
2018-10-01 1.20695400
2018-11-01 10.14342000
2018-12-01 5.95800400
2019-01-01 0.88826830
2019-02-01 3.87593000
2019-03-01 -1.16472100
2019-04-01 -3.37683200
2019-05-01 -11.20108000
2019-06-01 -17.63680000
2019-07-01 -32.83450000
2019-08-01 -15.34877000
2019-09-01 -27.52262000
2019-10-01 -29.79820000
2019-11-01 -25.85244000
2019-12-01 -30.03186000
2020-01-01 -20.08460000
2020-02-01 -20.11392000
2020-03-01 -31.15623000
2020-04-01 -54.37708000
2020-05-01 -63.22127000
2020-06-01 -60.64246000
2020-07-01 -44.85926000
2020-08-01 -46.35432000
2020-09-01 -47.52351000
2020-10-01 -26.81038000
2020-11-01 -39.84476000
2020-12-01 -27.02702000
2021-01-01 -36.04986000
2021-02-01 -26.08973000
2021-03-01 -7.15377900

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