Summary

An article bringing together a range of data on stockpiling by UK businesses in November and December 2020, ahead of the end of the EU transition period. The analysis also looks back at trends around previous deadlines in 2019.

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• Did UK firms stockpile items ahead of the Brexit deadline?

  Early evidence suggests that some companies were stockpiling at the end of 2020, but this could be as much because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the end of the EU transition period on 31 December.

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