UK regional trade in goods statistics: first quarter 2022
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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.
From January 2022, HMRC implemented a change in data collection methods affecting trade in goods data on imports from the EU into Great Britain. This creates a break in the time series, users should take care when making comparisons with quarters and years prior to 2022.
Furthermore, a new method for EU business counts will be introduced in the 2022 Quarter 1 (Q1) publication, which will result in a break in series from previous Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (RTS) EU business counts. EU and total business counts from the 2021 data period onwards will therefore not be comparable with RTS business counts published prior to 2021.
More information on recent data source changes and its impacts on RTS can be found in the main commentary document.
Summary of trade trends
In the 12 months ending March 2022, compared with the previous 12 months:
- all UK countries experienced an increase in the value of exports
- all UK countries experienced an increase in the value of imports
- export values increased for all English regions, except the North East
- import values increased for all English regions
UK total trade and trade by UK country
UK total trade and trade by UK country: year to March 2022 compared with the previous 12 months
|
Exports |
Change in year (%) |
Imports |
Change in year (%) |
|
|
UK |
321.2 |
13.3 |
510.0 |
22.8 |
|
England |
232.8 |
12.1 |
396.1 |
23.3 |
|
Wales |
16.6 |
32.5 |
18.4 |
36.6 |
|
Scotland |
28.3 |
11.5 |
27.6 |
39.7 |
|
Northern Ireland |
8.2 |
9.5 |
8.3 |
22.0 |
Note: UK figures includes trade that cannot be allocated to a region.
Top trading partners by UK country, year to March 2022
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Top trading partners by trade value
|
Exports |
Value |
Imports |
Value |
|
|
England |
USA |
34.2 |
Germany |
51.3 |
|
Wales |
Germany |
2.5 |
USA |
2.1 |
|
Scotland |
Netherlands |
4.2 |
Norway |
7.5 |
|
Northern Ireland |
Ireland |
3.3 |
Ireland |
3.0 |
Partner countries with largest increase in value compared with previous year
|
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
England |
Netherlands |
Norway |
|
Wales |
Ireland |
Algeria |
|
Scotland |
Ireland |
Norway |
|
Northern Ireland |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Partner countries with largest decrease in value compared with previous year
|
Exports |
Imports |
|
|
England |
Hong Kong |
Ireland |
|
Wales |
UAE |
Ireland |
|
Scotland |
Norway |
UAE |
|
Northern Ireland |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
Top traded commodities by UK country, year to March 2022
You can explore SITC values by UK region in the accompanying data tables.
Top exported commodities (SITC Divisions) by value
|
|
Commodity (SITC Division) |
Value (£ billion) |
Change in year (%) |
|
England |
Machinery & transport equipment |
93.2 |
9.5 |
|
Wales |
Machinery & transport equipment |
6.6 |
19.2 |
|
Scotland |
Mineral fuels, lubricants & related materials |
7.8 |
9.6 |
|
Northern Ireland |
Machinery & transport equipment |
2.7 |
7.3 |
Top imported commodities (SITC Divisions) by value
|
|
Commodity (SITC Division) |
Value (£ billion) |
Change in year (%) |
|
England |
Machinery & transport equipment |
133.6 |
13.7 |
|
Wales |
Machinery & transport equipment |
5.7 |
21.1 |
|
Scotland |
Mineral fuels, lubricants & related materials |
8.4 |
324.1 |
|
Northern Ireland |
Machinery & transport equipment |
2.0 |
28.8 |
Full commentary
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