Asked by: Baroness Morgan of Ely (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union, using the latest figures available, and broken down by England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Answered by Lord Deighton
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection of data on goods exported from and imported to the United Kingdom. UK trade data are published by HMRC in the Overseas Trade Statistics and Regional Trade Statistics publications, and via their dedicated website[1].
The volume of trade for each trade flow between the United Kingdom and the European Union by country is reported in the table below.
Values in £ thousands | ||||||
Country | 2012 (Jan to Dec) | 2013 (Jan to Dec) | 2014 (Jan to Sep)1 | |||
Export | Import | Export | Import | Export | Import | |
England | 110,043,053 | 173,156,060 | 108,018,083 | 178,554,060 | 77,777,230 | 133,841,053 |
Northern Ireland | 3,163,590 | 3,180,628 | 3,479,097 | 3,218,644 | 2,700,349 | 2,493,340 |
Scotland | 8,137,635 | 5,059,117 | 8,697,154 | 5,321,042 | 6,277,720 | 3,809,783 |
Wales | 5,916,030 | 3,365,113 | 6,558,168 | 3,479,167 | 4,435,902 | 2,674,741 |
Unknown | 22,343,979 | 19,754,499 | 23,483,524 | 25,078,684 | 18,902,877 | 19,035,641 |
Grand Total | 149,604,287 | 204,515,417 | 150,236,026 | 215,651,597 | 110,094,078 | 161,854,558 |
Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics | ||||||
Note: | ||||||
1) 2014 data is January to September 2014 year to date inclusive and subject to update | ||||||
2) Trade is presented on a General Trade basis | ||||||
3) EU Trade includes Below Threshold Trade Allocation (BTTA) 4) Data is allocated to a region based on the address of the VAT Registered UK trader 5) Unknown trade refers to data that cannot be allocated to a region. This includes foreign traders registered for VAT in the UK, Electricity and Gas, Channel Island and Isle of Man Trade and Government trade | ||||||