UK overseas trade in goods statistics: March 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 March 2022:
- total goods exports were £33.8bn
-
- up by £4.2bn (14%) compared with February 2022
- down by £1.0bn (2.8%) compared with March 2021
- total goods imports were £61.2bn
- up by £11.7bn (24%) compared with February 2022
- up by £19.3bn (46%) compared with March 2021
- the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £27.4bn, widening by £7.5bn on February 2022
EU and non-EU trade in goods
EU trade in goods
In March 2022:
- EU exports were £17.7bn
- up by £2.6bn (18%) compared with February 2022
- up by £3.3bn (23%) compared with March 2021
- EU imports were £29.1bn:
- up by £5.5bn (23%) compared with February 2022
- up by £8.8bn (43%) compared with March 2021
- for EU trade, the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £11.4bn
Non-EU trade in goods
In March 2022:
- Non-EU exports were £16.1bn:
- up by £1.6bn (11%) compared with February 2022
- down by £4.3bn (21%) compared with March 2021
- Non-EU imports were £32.1bn:
- up by £6.3bn (24%) compared with February 2022
- up by £10.5bn (48%) compared with March 2021
- for non-EU trade, the UK was a net importer, with imports exceeding exports by £16.0bn
Top trading partners
Top 5 trading partners by combined exports and imports value
|
Country |
Exports value |
Change since February |
Imports value |
Change since February |
|
Germany |
3.8 |
45.9 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
|
USA |
4.2 |
24.4 |
5.9 |
30.3 |
|
Netherlands |
2.7 |
17.7 |
4.8 |
30.8 |
|
China |
1.3 |
12.1 |
5.4 |
11.8 |
|
Norway |
0.2 |
-25.5 |
5.1 |
54.6 |
Exports: top 5 trading partners
|
Country |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
USA |
4.2 |
24.4 |
|
Germany |
3.8 |
45.9 |
|
Netherlands |
2.7 |
17.7 |
|
Ireland |
2.5 |
3.0 |
|
France |
2.1 |
8.6 |
Imports: top 5 trading partners
|
Country |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
Germany |
6.8 |
16.1 |
|
USA |
5.9 |
30.3 |
|
China |
5.4 |
11.8 |
|
Norway |
5.1 |
54.6 |
|
Netherlands |
4.8 |
30.8 |
Top traded commodities
Top 5 commodities by combined exports and imports value
|
Commodity |
Exports value |
Change since |
Imports value |
Change since |
|
Mineral fuels |
4.1 |
71.8 |
10.8 |
39.9 |
|
Mechanical appliances |
5.0 |
12.4 |
6.2 |
23.7 |
|
Motor vehicles |
2.9 |
18.2 |
6.7 |
21.0 |
|
Precious metals |
3.6 |
8.9 |
5.0 |
19.3 |
|
Electronic equipment |
1.9 |
10.4 |
4.5 |
25.8 |
Top 5 exported commodities
|
Commodity |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
Mechanical appliances |
5.0 |
12.4 |
|
Mineral fuels |
4.1 |
71.8 |
|
Precious metals |
3.6 |
8.9 |
|
Motor vehicles |
2.9 |
18.2 |
|
Pharmaceutical products |
2.0 |
17.7 |
Top 5 imported commodities
|
Commodity |
Value (£ billion) |
Change since |
|
Mineral fuels |
10.8 |
39.9 |
|
Motor vehicles |
6.7 |
21.0 |
|
Mechanical appliances |
6.2 |
23.7 |
|
Precious metals |
5.0 |
19.3 |
|
Electronic equipment |
4.5 |
25.8 |
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Datasets
Access monthly data for combined EU and non-EU trade.
- UK overseas trade in goods March 2022: import data (XLSX, 28.9 KB)
- UK overseas trade in goods March 2022: export data (XLSX, 28 KB)
- Gold trade for March 2022 (XLSX, 45 KB)
- Top 20 traded goods by Chapter: March 2022 (XLSX, 609.9 KB)
- Top 20 traded goods by Standard International Trade Classification: March 2022 (XLSX, 39.2 KB)
- Top 20 trading partners: March 2022 (XLSX, 38.9 KB)
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