Accredited official statistics announcement

Defence departmental resources: 2015

Presents defence expenditure over time, includes breakdowns by expenditure groups and is compared to spending in other government areas. There are tables that estimate spending on equipment and Research & Development (R&D), show MOD commitment to conflict prevention, expenditure on external assistance, MOD Input Indicators and external income earned by MOD. The data is consistent with that published in the Departmental Resource Accounts, which have been audited by the National Audit Office.

These statistics will be released on 8 October 2015 9:30am