UK-Louisiana trade and investment highlights
Updated 25 June 2021
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The US and UK have a strong trade relationship worth more than $260 billion a year, and a total of $1 trillion invested in each other’s economies. This relationship plays a pivotal role in Louisiana’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Louisiana jobs supported by UK companies
17,000 Louisianians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
11,590 jobs are supported by exports from Louisiana to the UK worth $2.8 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Louisiana
The UK was the 5th largest export market for Louisiana in 2019
Total value of Louisiana goods exports to the UK $1.8 billion
Total value of Louisiana services exports to the UK $981 million
Top exports from Louisiana to the UK 2019
| Top Louisiana goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Petroleum and coal products | $821 million |
| Oil and gas | $394 million |
| Miscellaneous wood products | $174 million |
| Basic chemicals | $153 million |
| Resins and synthetic fibers | $55 million |
| Top Louisiana services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Air freight and port services | $340 million |
| Personal travel & tourism | $173 million |
| Audio/visual services | $85 million |
| Equipment installation and maintenance | $58 million |
| Royalties from industrial processes | $55 million |
Trends in exports from Louisiana to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 567,997,851 | 747,732,548 |
| 2011 | 720,770,248 | 758,886,151 |
| 2012 | 1,125,026,845 | 814,745,056 |
| 2013 | 1,206,174,716 | 935,892,816 |
| 2014 | 1,158,298,598 | 983,187,910 |
| 2015 | 1,246,817,111 | 1,019,490,055 |
| 2016 | 824,576,496 | 955,811,796 |
| 2017 | 1,009,014,715 | 976,624,549 |
| 2018 | 1,656,205,974 | 993,361,905 |
| 2019 | 1,820,567,026 | 981,397,326 |
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Sources
Goods, jobs and services estimates prepared by The Trade Partnership and derived from U.S. government and private industry data.
Companies trading with the UK from US Census, “A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2017-2018.”
Estimate of employment by UK subsidiaries from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States database.