Statistical data set

Overseas trade in food, feed and drink

Annual statistics on the value and quantity of overseas trade in food, feed and drink.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 September 2012
• Last updated: 22 December 2014 — See all updates

We produce a variety of statistics on UK imports and exports of food, feed and drink based on data collected by HM Revenue and Customs.

Defra analyses include:

• a long term series showing the value of UK imports, exports and balance of trade for total food, feed and drink from 1936 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 33.5 KB)
• detailed figures on the value and volume of UK imports and exports of food, feed and drink by indigeneity, degree of processing and commodity type, from 1988 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.45 MB)
• a series showing the UK’s food production to supply ratio (commonly referred to as the “self-sufficiency” ratio) from 1956 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 56.5 KB)

For further information please contact:
trade-stats@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Twitter: @DefraStats

Published 4 September 2012

Last updated 22 December 2014 + show all updates

1. 22 December 2014

   Updated indigineity spreadsheet for UK imports and exports of food, feed and drink

2. 20 June 2014

   Updated the long term UK data set.

3. 3 June 2014

   Updated the self-sufficiency data set.

4. 16 January 2014

   Updated the self-sufficiency data set.

5. 22 October 2013

   Updated figures on the value and volume of UK imports and exports of food, feed and drink.

6. 4 September 2012

   First published.