{"metric":"public_sector_net_borrowing","title":"Public sector net borrowing","topic":"public-finances","unit":"£ million","measure_type":"count","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"year_on_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-07-01","period_end":"2026-07-31","period_label":"July 2026","value":-1800,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-20"},"comparison":{"period_label":"July 2025","value":-1067,"vintage":"2026-08-20"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Public sector finances time series (PUSF)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/latest","sheet":"PUSF","table":"J5II","row":"PS: Net Borrowing (excluding public sector banks): £m: CPNSA","column":"2026 JUL","raw_value":"-1800","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/latest","file_sha256":"a9811032c4262a9f62367ff5a2e8046e7315ee30a9fd0fd1962d4fd9d4ed65ce","release_date":"2026-08-20","release_label":"Public sector finances, UK: July 2026"},"definition":"The difference between what the public sector (excluding public sector banks) spends and what it receives in a month. A positive figure is borrowing; a negative figure is a surplus.\n","does_not_measure":"The stock of debt, which is the accumulation of past borrowing, or borrowing by public sector banks.\n","links":{"page":"/public-finances/public-sector-net-borrowing","series":"/api/metrics/public_sector_net_borrowing/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/public_sector_net_borrowing/vintages"}}