What is England's largest export?

United Kingdom's Top 10 Exports
  • Machinery including computers: US$67.6 billion (14.7% of total exports)
  • Gems, precious metals: $65.7 billion (14.3%)
  • Vehicles: $40.1 billion (8.7%)
  • Mineral fuels including oil: $33.7 billion (7.3%)
  • Electrical machinery, equipment: $26.4 billion (5.7%)
  • Pharmaceuticals: $23.3 billion (5.1%)
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What is England's biggest export?

Here we take a look at the five largest export commodities of the UK, based on HMRC's figures for the 12 months of 2017:
  • Crude oil - £20.0bn. ...
  • Pharmaceutical products - £26.3bn. ...
  • Electrical machinery - £27.7bn. ...
  • Cars - £32.7bn. ...
  • Mechanical machinery - £48.5bn.
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What is the UK's biggest food export?

Here are the top food and drink products exported by the UK in 2020, as reported by the fdf.
  • Whisky – £3.9 billion.
  • Chocolate – £786.3 million.
  • Cheese – £653.6 million.
  • Pork – £629.7 million.
  • Salmon – £617.1 million.
  • Gin – £573.5 million.
  • Wine – £534.9 million.
  • Breakfast Cereals – £526.9 million.
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What did England export?

Principal British exports include machinery, automobiles and other transport equipment, electrical and electronic equipment (including computers), chemicals, and oil.
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What is the UK's biggest export 2021?

United Kingdom's Top 10 Exports
  • Machinery including computers: US$67.6 billion (14.7% of total exports)
  • Gems, precious metals: $65.7 billion (14.3%)
  • Vehicles: $40.1 billion (8.7%)
  • Mineral fuels including oil: $33.7 billion (7.3%)
  • Electrical machinery, equipment: $26.4 billion (5.7%)
  • Pharmaceuticals: $23.3 billion (5.1%)
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Top Ten UK Exports



Where does UK export to most?

The United States (US) was the largest trading partner by underlying total trade in goods2 in Quarter 1 2020 and Quarter 2 2020. This was largely because of goods exported to the US accounting for 16.2% of all goods exported from the UK in Quarter 1 2020 and 14.7% in Quarter 2 2020.
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What is Britain's biggest industry?

The 10 Biggest Industries by Revenue in the UK
  • Supermarkets in the UK. $207.0B.
  • Pension Funding in the UK. $155.9B.
  • Construction Contractors in the UK. $121.8B.
  • Hospitals in the UK. $106.4B.
  • New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK. $98.4B.
  • Banks in the UK. $92.2B.
  • General Insurance in the UK. ...
  • Management Consultants in the UK.
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Can the UK feed itself?

The UK is not self-sufficient in food production; it imports 48% of the total food consumed and the proportion is rising. Therefore, as a food-trading nation, the UK relies on both imports and a thriving agricultural sector to feed itself and drive economic growth.
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What does UK export to Russia?

The main exports from the UK to Russia in 2021 were machinery and transport equipment (£1.5 billion) and chemicals (£0.7 billion). Cars accounted for £0.4 billion of the machinery and transport equipment exports; 1.6% of the UK's total car exports 2021.
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What is the UK's biggest food import?

Leading food and drinks goods imported into the UK from the EU 2020. The leading food commodity the United Kingdom (UK) imported from the European Union (EU) in 2020 was fruit and vegetables, which had an import value of just over seven billion British pounds.
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What is Scotlands biggest export?

Scotland's top 5 goods export categories in 2018 were: (1) Petroleum products & related materials (£11.5 billion); (2) Beverages (£4.3 billion); (3) Power generating machinery & equipment (£2.6 billion);
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Why does the UK export so much gold?

But why is the UK exporting such a large amount of gold? Historically, the UK has always been the world hub for gold trading. In economics they call the UK a “terminal hub”. The UK does not mine any significant quantity of gold, yet London is the world's hub for trade in physical bullion.
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What is the UK known for?

It is known as the home of both modern parliamentary democracy and the Industrial Revolution. Two world wars and the end of empire diminished its role in the 20th century, and the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union has raised significant questions about the country's global role.
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What does the UK export to China?

Over 2020, the top five UK regions having the largest goods exports to China were the country's main manufacturing heartlands where industries such as motor vehicles, specialized mechanical and electrical machinery, transport equipment, and aircraft, among others, managed to survive the intensive deindustrialization of ...
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Is the UK self sufficient in beef?

The UK is 75% self-sufficient in Beef leaving us plenty room for producers to grow more beef for the home market. 81% of beef sold in the UK is under the British logo, however Aldi, Budgens, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrison's and Waitrose all use 100% British Beef.
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Does the UK import milk?

The UK runs the second largest dairy trade deficit in the world. Currently, 16% of the UK's dairy is imported with 98% of these imports of EU origin. This trade with the UK constitutes 10% of the EU's total dairy exports with Ireland and France being the major exporters of dairy products to the UK.
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What does the UK export to France?

United Kingdom Exports to France. Value. Year. Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. $4.24B.
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What does the UK export to Germany?

In 2020, the United Kingdom's main export commodity to Germany was aircraft, which had a value of 2.44 billion British pounds. Among other leading exports goods that went from the UK to Germany were crude oil, cars, medicinal and pharmaceutical products, and non-ferrous metals.
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Who is Germany's biggest trading partner?

Germany's Top 25 Trading Partners
  • United States: US$144.3 billion (8.9% of Germany's total exports)
  • China: $122.6 billion (7.5%)
  • France: $120.7 billion (7.4%)
  • Netherlands: $108.3 billion (6.7%)
  • Poland: $92.3 billion (5.7%)
  • Italy: $88.8 billion (5.5%)
  • Austria: $81.2 billion (5%)
  • United Kingdom: $77.3 billion (4.8%)
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What does UK get from Ukraine?

The UK imported £270 million of material manufactures from Ukraine in 2021, which primarily included iron and steel, while the main goods export was machinery and transport equipment (£320 million).
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What does the UK rely on China for?

Active pharmaceutical ingredients needed to make painkillers, antibiotics and anti-viral drugs are among the 71 critical goods for which the UK relies heavily on Beijing for supplies, according to the Henry Jackson Society.
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