United Kingdom Exports1955-2020 Data | 2021-2022 Forecast | Calendar | Historical

Exports from the United Kingdom tumbled 5.8 percent from a month earlier to GBP 56.06 billion in February 2020, the lowest level since last June, due to a 10.8 percent plunge in goods shipments and a 0.1 percent decline in service exports. Within goods, sales were down for food & live animals (-4.3 percent), fuels (-10.1 percent), chemicals (-9.2 percent), material manufactures (-4.1 percent), and machinery & transport equipment (-3.4 percent).

Exports of goods and services from the UK surged 10.2 percent to an all-time high of GBP 64.35 billion in December 2019. Goods shipments surged 17.4 percent to a record on the back of sales of precious metals (40.6 percent) and organic chemicals (53 percent). Conversely, declines were recorded in sales of mechanical appliances, motor vehicles, mineral fuels, electronic equipment and pharmaceutical products. Exports to the EU jumped 10.6 percent led by sales to Germany (9.3 percent), the Netherlands (5.3 percent), France (13.0 percent), Ireland (13.9 percent), Belgium (16.2 percent), Spain (15.2 percent) and Italy (5.3 percent). Exports to non-EU countries surged 22 percent despite a 4.2 percent decline in sales to the US. Exports rose to China (62.6 percent), Switzerland (53.7 percent), the UAE (73.2 percent) and Turkey (60.1 percent).

Exports of goods and services from the UK increased 1.1 percent from a month earlier to an all-time high of GBP 59.84 billion in November 2019. Goods shipments rose 2.2 percent, boosted by sales of unspecified goods including non-monetary gold (614.5 percent), and fuels (12.5 percent). By contrast, there were declines in exports of chemicals (-11.5 percent), material manufactures (-8.9 percent), machinery & transport equipment (-6.6 percent), and miscellaneous manufactures (-8.6 percent). Meanwhile, services exports fell 0.2 percent. Exports to countries outside the EU jumped 13.9 percent, supported by sales to China (66.2 percent), Switzerland (80.6 percent), Turkey (39.1 percent), and Singapore (4.6 percent). Still, exports were lower to the US (-12.0 percent), Hong Kong (-6.0 percent) and Japan (-7.7 percent). Exports to the EU dropped 10.9 percent, led by Germany (-8.1 percent), the Netherlands (-8.0 percent), France (-10.6 percent), and Ireland (-16.9 percent).

Exports of goods and services from the UK increased 0.8% from a month earlier to an all-time high of GBP 58.94 billion in October 2019, following a 0.6% advance in September. Sales of goods rose 1.8% on the back of chemicals (1.9%), material manufactures (4.0%), machinery & transport equipment (1.4%), and miscellaneous manufactures (7.9%). Still, fuel exports slumped 11.7%. Exports of services, on the other hand, dropped 0.2%. Goods exports to the EU rose 5.7%, in particular to Germany (5.7%), France (4.5%), the Netherlands (8.2%), Ireland (10.2%), Belgium (13.9%), Spain (2.3%), Italy (5.9%), Sweden (11.5%) and Denmark (14.8%). Exports to non-EU countries went down 1.5%, mostly to China (-9.1%), Hong Kong (-10.4%), Switzerland (-11.5%), Canada (-10.1%), Singapore (-12.3%) and Norway (-10.0%). On the other hand, increases were seen in exports to the US (8.3%), the UAE (7.3%), Japan (8.9%), Australia (25.9%), Turkey (2.3%), India (21.0%), Saudi Arabia (41.5%) and South Korea (6.1%).