UK overseas trade in goods statistics: January 2022
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Find UK overseas trade statistics data detailing international trade in goods at product and summary level.
Summary of trade trends
In January 2022:
- total goods exports were £25.9bn:
- down by £8.3bn (24%) compared with December 2021
- up by £5.8bn (29%) compared with January 2021
- total goods imports were £51.0bn:
- up by £4.1bn (8.7%) compared with December 2021
- up by £15.6bn (44%) compared with January 2021
- the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £25.1bn, widening by £12.3bn on December 2021
EU and non-EU trade in goods
EU trade in goods
In January 2022:
- EU exports were £11.3bn:
- down by £3.4bn (23%) compared with December 2021
- up by £3.9bn (52%) compared with January 2021
- EU imports were £23.0bn:
- up by £3.7bn (19%) compared with December 2021
- up by £8.0bn (53%) compared with January 2021
- for EU trade, the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £11.7bn
Non-EU trade in goods
In January 2022:
- Non-EU exports were £14.6bn:
- down by £4.9bn (25%) compared with December 2021
- up by £1.9bn (15%) compared with January 2021
- Non-EU imports were £28.0bn:
- down by £0.4bn (1.3%) compared with December 2021
- up by £7.6bn (37%) compared with January 2021
- for non-EU trade, the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £13.3bn
Top trading partners
Top 5 trading partners by combined exports and imports value
|
Country |
Exports value |
Change since |
Imports value |
Change since |
|
USA |
3.2 |
-13.5 |
5.2 |
14.7 |
|
Germany |
1.9 |
-20.9 |
5.1 |
18.0 |
|
China |
1.0 |
-27.4 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
|
Netherlands |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
23.6 |
|
Norway |
0.2 |
-13.1 |
3.6 |
-24.0 |
Exports: top 5 trading partners
|
Country |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
USA |
3.2 |
-13.5 |
|
Switzerland |
2.4 |
-47.8 |
|
Netherlands |
2.3 |
1.5 |
|
Germany |
1.9 |
-20.9 |
|
Ireland |
1.7 |
-34.1 |
Imports: top 5 trading partners
|
Country |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
China |
5.6 |
6.7 |
|
USA |
5.2 |
14.7 |
|
Germany |
5.1 |
18.0 |
|
Netherlands |
4.0 |
23.6 |
|
Norway |
3.6 |
-24.0 |
Top traded commodities
Top 5 commodities by combined exports and imports value
|
Commodity |
Exports value |
Change since |
Imports value |
Change since December |
|
Mineral fuels |
2.9 |
7.1 |
9.6 |
7.6 |
|
Mechanical appliances |
3.9 |
-18.7 |
5.5 |
14.5 |
|
Precious metals |
4.0 |
-39.8 |
3.2 |
-25.3 |
|
Motor vehicles |
2.0 |
-23.6 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
|
Electronic equipment |
1.4 |
-25.6 |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
Top 5 exported commodities
|
Commodity |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
Precious metals |
4.0 |
-39.8 |
|
Mechanical appliances |
3.9 |
-18.7 |
|
Mineral fuels |
2.9 |
7.1 |
|
Motor vehicles |
2.0 |
-23.6 |
|
Electronic equipment |
1.4 |
-25.6 |
Top 5 imported commodities
|
Commodity |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
Mineral fuels |
9.6 |
7.6 |
|
Mechanical appliances |
5.5 |
14.5 |
|
Motor vehicles |
4.2 |
4.5 |
|
Electronic equipment |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
|
Precious metals |
3.2 |
-25.3 |
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Datasets
Access monthly data for combined EU and non-EU trade.
- UK overseas trade in goods January 2022: import data (XLSX, 27.4 KB)
- UK overseas trade in goods January 2022: export data (XLSX, 26.7 KB)
- Gold trade for January 2022 (XLSX, 37.5 KB)
- Top 20 traded goods by Chapter: January 2022 (XLSX, 608.9 KB)
- Top 20 traded goods by Standard International Trade Classification: January 2022 (XLSX, 38 KB)
- Top 20 trading partners: January 2022 (XLSX, 38.6 KB)
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