UK regional trade in goods statistics: fourth quarter 2020
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Find data on the UK's international trade in goods at summary and product level, by UK regions and devolved administrations.
Summary of trade trends
In the 12 months ending December 2020:
- all 4 UK countries had a decrease in the value of exports and imports compared with the previous 12 months
- export values decreased for all English regions compared with the previous 12 months
- import values decreased for all English regions compared with the previous 12 months, except for Yorkshire and The Humber
UK total trade and trade by UK country
UK total trade and trade by UK country: year to December 2020 compared with the previous 12 months
|
|
Exports
|
Change in year (%) |
Imports
|
Change in
|
UK |
293.6 |
-15.6 |
419.6 |
-14.0 |
England |
215.6 |
-15.4 |
333.2 |
-15.6 |
Wales |
13.4 |
-24.4 |
14.2 |
-22.2 |
Scotland |
26.6 |
-21.3 |
19.9 |
-16.0 |
Northern Ireland |
7.8 |
-14.4 |
6.7 |
-16.5 |
Note: UK figures includes trade that cannot be allocated to a region.
Top trading partners by UK country
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Top trading partners by total value
|
|
Exports |
Value
|
Imports |
Value
|
England |
USA |
33.4 |
Germany |
49.1 |
Wales |
Germany |
2.2 |
USA |
2.5 |
Scotland |
Netherlands |
5.0 |
China |
3.0 |
Northern Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
3.1 |
Republic of Ireland |
2.1 |
Partner countries with largest decrease in value compared with previous year
|
|
Exports |
Imports |
England |
USA |
Germany |
Wales |
France |
USA |
Scotland |
China |
Norway |
Northern Ireland |
Canada |
Republic of Ireland |
Top traded commodities by UK country
You can explore SITC values by UK region in the accompanying data tables.
Top exported commodities (SITC Divisions) by value
|
|
Commodity (SITC Division) |
Value
|
Change in year (%) |
England |
Machinery & transport equipment |
87.9 |
-21.5 |
Wales |
Machinery & transport equipment |
6.2 |
-29.9 |
Scotland |
Mineral fuels, lubricants |
8.2 |
-40.8 |
Northern Ireland |
Machinery & transport equipment |
2.6 |
-21.9 |
Top imported commodities (SITC Divisions) by value
|
|
Commodity (SITC Division) |
Value (£ billion) |
Change in year (%) |
|
England |
Machinery & transport equipment |
120.3 |
-23.4 |
|
Wales |
Machinery & transport equipment |
5.1 |
-25.8 |
|
Scotland |
Machinery & transport equipment |
7.8 |
-19.4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
Machinery & transport equipment |
1.5 |
-25.4 |
Full commentary
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Datasets
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Supplementary datasets
This spreadsheet provides supplementary data to that in the release of the HM Revenue & Customs Regional trade in goods statistics.
Regional trade statistics analysis: fourth quarter 2020 (opens in new tab)
Earlier data
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