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International trade in UK nations, regions and cities: 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2021, there was a total trade surplus in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, led in each nation by the trade surplus in services.
- London’s trade surplus of £51.6 billion, offset the trade deficits in other English regions.
- The value of goods imported by the South East was higher than any UK region (£93.1 billion) in 2021, 57.5% of which were by the wholesale and motor trade industry.
Total Trade (TT): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA
£ -3,462 m
2024 SEP
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- 15 November 2024
- Next release:
- 13 December 2024
UK services trade by business characteristics
Breakdown of UK trade in services by business characteristics (size and ownership), industry and region, on a balance of payments basis using a new experimental dataset.
Time series related to International trade
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£ -10,565 m 2024 Q3
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- 15 November 2024
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- 23 December 2024
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£ 71,666 m 2024 SEP
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- 15 November 2024
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- 13 December 2024
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£ 209,910 m 2024 Q3
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- 15 November 2024
- Next release:
- 23 December 2024
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£ -11,008 m 2024 SEP
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- 15 November 2024
- Next release:
- 13 December 2024
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£ -9,578 m 2024 SEP
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- 15 November 2024
- Next release:
- 13 December 2024
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-16,883 2024 Q3
- Release date:
- 15 November 2024
- Next release:
- 23 December 2024
Datasets related to International trade
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International trade in services
Detailed breakdown of annual trade in UK services estimates, analysed by country, product and industry.
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UK trade in goods by classification of product by activity time series
Quarterly and annual time series of the value of UK imports and exports of goods grouped by product. Goods are attributed to the activity of which they are the principal products.
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UK trade time series
Monthly value of UK exports and imports of goods and services by current price, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
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UK Balance of Payments – The Pink Book time series
Annual time series data for the UK Balance of Payments.
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Balance of payments time series
Quarterly summary of balance of payments accounts including the current account, capital transfers, transactions and levels of UK external assets and liabilities.
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Trade in goods: all countries, seasonally adjusted
The annual, quarterly and monthly goods export and import figures for all countries within the UK.
Publications related to International trade
Statistical bulletins
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International trade in UK nations, regions and cities: 2021
Experimental estimated value of exports and imports of goods and services for 2021 for International Territory Levels 1, 2 and 3, and city regions. Includes EU and non-EU split along with data for top 20 partner countries.
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Ship crossings through global maritime passages: January 2022 to April 2024
Estimates of the volume of maritime crossings through six global maritime passages between January 2022 and April 2024, broken down by ship type. The analysed passages are: the Strait of Dover, Suez Canal, Bab-Al Mandab Strait, Strait of Hormuz, Cape of Good Hope and Taiwan Strait. These are official statistics in development.
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UK trade: September 2024
Total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
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UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08): Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015
The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
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International trade in services, UK: 2018
Product, industry and geographical annual breakdowns of imports and exports of services, excluding travel, transport and banking sectors.
Articles
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Recent trends in UK trade volumes and balances
Analysis of recent trends in UK trade volumes and balances.
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Who does the UK trade with?
Explore the UK's trade relationships through interactive maps, charts and analysis.
Methodology related to International trade
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