Sources for UK Government Debt Issuance and Gilt Purchase Data
Summary
The discussion points readers seeking UK government debt information toward sources for issuance schedules, debt aggregates, and central-bank asset purchases. It distinguishes several data needs: outstanding debt, maturity and instrument composition, issuance timing and amounts, and the maturities and quantities of gilts targeted for purchase.
For operational issuance dates, the answer identifies the UK Debt Management Office calendar, which includes gilt auction dates, announcements of auction sizes and new gilt coupons, and major redemptions. For purchase plans, it points to Bank of England market notices; these can specify maturities, amounts, and dates. A separate answer recommends FRED for macroeconomic aggregates such as debt outstanding and debt-to-GDP, drawing on international source data. These are pointers rather than a complete dataset or analysis: the cited purchase notice is an example from a particular month, so users need current notices for up-to-date plans.
Key ideas
- The UK Debt Management Office calendar provides operational dates for gilt issuance and redemptions.
- Bank of England market notices can describe planned gilt purchases by maturity, amount, and date.
- FRED includes UK government debt aggregates and debt-to-GDP series sourced from international organizations.
- The discussion points to data sources but does not supply a consolidated debt profile or analyze issuance trends.
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# UK Government Debt Statistics # UK Government Debt Statistics I would like to find some stats regarding UK Government debt. Any leads ? I am looking for following questions - Debt / GBP ? ( Got it already ) - Debt profile ( by maturity, instrument) - New debt issuance calendar ( how much monthly / annual) - QE ( how much monthly ? what do they buy ? ## Answer by user42108 (score 1) https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/61090 New debt issuance calendar ( how much monthly / annual) https://www.dmo.gov.uk/data/pdfdatareport?reportCode=D5J "This calendar includes all the key operational dates including gilt auction dates, the dates when auction sizes (and for new gilts the coupon) are announced and major redemptions. It also includes dates associated with the implementation of the remit e.g. quarterly consultation meetings, dates of quarterly gilt auction (and Treasury bill) issuance calendar announcements, and, when known, the dates of the Budget and Spring Statement." EDIT: for your question 4, see the "market notices" section of the BoE site. E.g. for the current month (Feb 2021), https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/market-notices/2021/february/asset-purchase-facility-gilt-purchases-february-2021. Has info on what maturities they plan to buy, in what quantities, and on which dates/times. ## Answer by Sergei Rodionov (score 1) https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/61117 For macroeconomic aggregates, I recommend the FRED database which is managed by the US Fed but includes economic and demographic statistics for other countries as well, with OECD and IMF being the primary source of country-level data. - Debt to GDP - Gov't Debt Outstanding, All Maturities etc.
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