{"id":3614,"date":"2017-04-27T11:14:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T10:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2017-04-27T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T10:49:36","slug":"who-are-the-uks-main-trading-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/who-are-the-uks-main-trading-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the UK’s main trading partners?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since the 51.9% voted for the UK to leave the EU back in June last year, there’s been a lot of conjecture on what the split will mean for trade – many of those who voted leave <\/em>are\u00a0sure the nation is in a stronger position now it can arrange its own trade deals with countries outside of the EU, such as India, New Zealand and Australia.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, \u00a0those in the remain<\/em> camp find it difficult to see the logic in sorting expensive trade deals with countries halfway around the world when there’s so many willing customers right on our doorstep.<\/p>\n

And while there are reasonable arguments from both camps, it’s worth looking at who are currently the UK’s main trading partners…<\/p>\n

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Who are the UK’s main trade partners?<\/h2>\n

In 2016, trade with the EU made up almost half (48%) of all goods exported from the UK, while goods imported from the EU were worth more than imports from the rest of the world combined, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).<\/p>\n

This interactive infographic\u00a0shows how much the UK imports and exports to each country across the globe…<\/p>\n