Official Statistics

Asymmetries in international trade in goods statistics: UK measured against EU and non-EU partner countries, 2020 to 2022

This release is an asymmetry study covering trade in goods between the UK and its EU and non-EU partners by value (UK imports and UK exports) for the calendar years 2020 to 2022.

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UK imports for the top 7 partner countries in 2022

UK imports for the top 7 HS2 chapters in 2022

UK imports 2020 to 2022 for the top 7 HS2 chapters

UK exports for the top 7 partner countries in 2022

UK exports for the top 7 HS2 chapters in 2022

UK exports 2020 to 2022 for the top 7 HS2 chapters

Details

This paper is an asymmetry study covering trade in goods between the UK and the EU for the calendar years 2020 to 2022. Trade asymmetries are the differences between the published trade data of a given country and that of its partner countries. The data in this report comes from the United Nations International Trade Statistics Database. This database is also known as UN Comtrade.

Updates to this page

Published 21 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Table 4: Absolute asymmetry column titles amended to reflect correct years

  2. The HS2 chapter descriptions in the commentary relating to Figure 2 and Figure 4 were incorrect. These have now been amended to match the HS2 chapter numbers.

  3. Titles of files updated and Figure 1 and table 4 data files have been replaced

  4. First published.

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