In the third quarter of 2025, the value of exports from the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 234 billion British pounds, while imports to the country amounted to around 238 billion pounds, resulting in a trade deficit of around 4.5 billion pounds in this quarter. During this time period, the value of UK exports was highest in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the value of imports peaking in the first quarter of 2025. The UK's main trade partners Despite the UK leaving the EU in 2020 following the Brexit referendum of 2016, Europe remains the main destination for UK exports, with almost half of UK exports heading there in 2023. During the same year, just over 60 percent of imports came from European countries, compared with around 17.9 percent from countries in Asia, and 11.8 percent from the Americas. In terms of individual countries, the United States was the UK's leading export partner for both goods and services from the UK, while Germany was the main source of UK goods imports, and the U.S. for service imports. It is as yet unclear how the return of Donald Trump to the White House will impact UK/US trade relations, should the President follow through with threats made on the campaign trail to increase trade tariffs. Brexit rethink under Starmer? Although generally more pro-European than the previous government, the new Labour government, led by Keir Starmer, does not plan to rejoin the European Union, or the Single Market. Public opinion, while gradually turning against Brexit recently, has not coalesced around a particular trading relationship. In late 2023, a survey indicated that while 31 percent of British adults wanted to rejoin the EU, a further 30 percent wanted to simply improve relations with the EU, instead of rejoining. Just 11 percent of respondents wanted to join the single market but not the EU, while 10 percent were happy with the relationship as it was. At the start of 2025, after several months in office, the new government has not signalled any major change in direction regarding on this, but has broadly signalled it wants a better relationship with the EU.

Graph and download economic data for Tonnage Entered, British and Foreign for Great Britain (M03025GBM583NNBR) from Jan 1846 to Aug 1939 about tonnage, foreign, United Kingdom, imports, trade, and domestic.

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United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data was reported at 244.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 860.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data is updated yearly, averaging 244.000 GBP mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,040.000 GBP mn in 2012 and a record low of -534.000 GBP mn in 2014. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.O013: BPM6: Foreign Direct Investment: Inward: By Region and Industry.

United Kingdom IIP: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data was reported at 35,228.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50,734.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom IIP: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data is updated yearly, averaging 34,862.000 GBP mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50,734.000 GBP mn in 2015 and a record low of 17,123.000 GBP mn in 2012. United Kingdom IIP: Inward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.JB017: BPM6: International Investment Position: Inward: By Region and Industry.

United Kingdom IIP: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data was reported at 4,104.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,080.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom IIP: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data is updated yearly, averaging 3,166.000 GBP mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,104.000 GBP mn in 2016 and a record low of 1,637.000 GBP mn in 2012. United Kingdom IIP: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.JB015: BPM6: International Investment Position: Outward: By Region and Industry.

Graph and download economic data for Employment in Consumers' Non Durable Goods Trades for United Kingdom (M08137GBM173NNBR) from Jan 1924 to Jul 1939 about nondurable goods, United Kingdom, trade, consumer, goods, and employment.

Graph and download economic data for Employment in Producers' Durable Goods Trades for Great Britain (M08135GBM173NNBR) from Jan 1924 to Jul 1939 about United Kingdom, trade, durable goods, goods, and employment.

Graph and download economic data for Percentage Unemployed, Building Trades, Insured Workers for United Kingdom (M08F4BGBM156NNBR) from May 1921 to Jul 1939 about insurance, United Kingdom, workers, trade, buildings, percent, and unemployment.

Graph and download economic data for Index of Export Prices, Total for Great Britain (M04109GBM318NNBR) from Jan 1880 to Dec 1913 about United Kingdom, exports, price index, indexes, and price.

United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data was reported at -475.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -327.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data is updated yearly, averaging -444.000 GBP mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -139.000 GBP mn in 2013 and a record low of -1,103.000 GBP mn in 2012. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: America: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.O009: BPM6: Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: By Region and Industry.

Graph and download economic data for Index of Export Prices, Non-Ferrous Metals for Great Britain (M04113GBM318NNBR) from Jan 1880 to Dec 1913 about United Kingdom, metals, exports, price index, indexes, and price.

外商直接投资：对外：NE：美洲：零售、批发贸易、机动车维修在12-01-2016达143.000百万英镑，相较于12-01-2015的118.000百万英镑有所增长。外商直接投资：对外：NE：美洲：零售、批发贸易、机动车维修数据按年更新，12-01-2012至12-01-2016期间平均值为86.000百万英镑，共5份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2016，达143.000百万英镑，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2012，为-1,147.000百万英镑。CEIC提供的外商直接投资：对外：NE：美洲：零售、批发贸易、机动车维修数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Office for National Statistics，数据归类于Global Database的英国 – 表 UK.O011：《国际收支和国际投资头寸手册第六版》（BPM6）：外商直接投资：对外：净收益：按地区和行业。