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trading statement

noun·Advancedbusiness

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UK/ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˌsteɪtmənt/
US/ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˌsteɪtmənt/

Meanings

  1. nouncountablebusinessfinance

    An official report in which a company tells the public how much it sold and earned during a recent period.

    Grammar: Countable, so you can say a trading statement or several trading statements.

    Patterns

    • issue a trading statement
    • a trading statement for something
    • in a trading statement

    The retailer issued a trading statement showing weaker sales over the winter.

    In its latest trading statement, the airline said passenger numbers had risen.

    Analysts read the trading statement carefully before buying shares.

  2. nouncountablebusiness

    A short public announcement in which a company describes how business is going, often without full financial figures.

    Grammar: Often used with verbs like release or publish; it names the document, not the act of trading.

    Patterns

    • release a trading statement
    • publish a trading statement

    The board promised to release a trading statement before the end of the month.

    Her job is to draft the trading statement for the chief executive.

Word forms

pluraltrading statements

Common combinations

issue a trading statement
The company will issue a trading statement next Tuesday.
an upbeat trading statement
Shares rose after an upbeat trading statement from the chipmaker.
a quarterly trading statement
The quarterly trading statement disappointed investors.
in a trading statement
In a trading statement, the chain warned of rising costs.
a trading statement to the stock exchange
They sent a trading statement to the stock exchange this morning.

Synonyms and how they differ

earnings report
Common in American English and usually contains detailed profit figures, while a trading statement may give only a general picture of how sales are going.
results announcement
A broader term for any public release of company results; a trading statement is one specific kind of such announcement.
trading update
Very close in meaning, but an update often covers a shorter period and is less formal than a statement.

Word family

trade verb
to buy and sell goods or shares
trader noun
a person or firm that buys and sells things
statement noun
a formal written or spoken report of facts

Commonly confused: trading statement or statement?

trading statement vs statement

On its own, statement means any official account of facts, such as a bank statement; trading statement is only used for company reports about business performance.

Practice

The supermarket chain ___ a trading statement yesterday, warning that profits would fall.

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