Uktrade 0211

UK Trade
December 2010
Date: 9 February 2011
Coverage: United Kingdom Theme: The Economy
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.8 billion in December,
compared with the deficit of £3.9 billion in November.
The seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods was £9.2 billion in December, compared with the
deficit of £8.5 billion in November.
The seasonally adjusted surplus on trade in services was estimated at £4.4 billion in December,
compared with the surplus of £4.5 billion in November.
Excluding oil and erratic items, the seasonally adjusted volume of exports was 1.3 per cent lower
but the volume of imports was 1.4 per cent higher in December, compared with November.
Export prices of goods rose by 1.1 per cent and import prices of goods rose by 1.5 per cent,
compared with November.
Supplementary analysis is provided on page 2 covering first annual data for 2010.
UK Trade Balance
Balance of trade Balance of
in goods trade in Total trade
EU Non-EU World services balance
Seasonally adjusted: £ billion
2009 Dec -3.7 -3.5 -7.2 4.7 -2.4
2010 Oct -3.5 -5.0 -8.5 4.6 -3.9

Nov -3.6 -4.9 -8.5 4.5 -3.9
Dec -3.4 -5.8 -9.2 4.4 -4.8
NOTE: Trade in services estimates are included to give a more complete picture of UK trade. These estimates have been derived
from a number of sources, and some components are based on recent trends. They should be used with appropriate caution.
Balance of UK trade Balance of UK trade in goods

Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
£ billion £ billion
2 2
0 0
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8
-10 -10
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2009 2010 2009 2010

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - December 2010 | Page 2
Summary of first annual data for trade in goods in 2010

The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £16.5 billion to £46.2 billion in 2010,
compared with the deficit of £29.7 billion in 2009. The overall trade deficit included a surplus on
trade in services of £51.0 billion in 2010, compared with a surplus of £52.7 billion in 2009.
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods widened by £14.8 billion to £97.2 billion in 2010, compared with
the deficit of £82.4 billion in 2009. Total exports rose by 16.9 per cent, and total imports rose by
17.2 per cent.
Trade in Goods by commodity, 2010 compared with 2009

Exports (£m) Imports (£m)
2010 Value Change % Change 2010 Value Change % Change
Total Trade in Goods 266 079 +38 434 +16.9 363 278 +53 268 + 17.2
Food, Drink, and Tobacco 16 079 +1 562 + 10.8 33 429 +1 123 +3.5
Basic Materials 7 344 +2 152 + 41.4 10 248 +2 654 + 34.9
Oil 32 316 +7 645 + 31.0 36 530 +8 848 + 32.0
Other fuels 3 838 +1 476 + 62.5 8 888 +1 457 + 19.6
Cars 17 137 +5 248 + 44.1 19 546 +3 246 + 19.9
Consumer goods other than cars 21 503 +2 416 + 12.7 49 451 +3 924 + 8.6
Intermediate goods 42 268 +3 715 + 9.6 53 708 +8 173 + 17.9
Capital goods 32 793 +3 752 + 12.9 44 921 +6 428 + 16.7
Chemicals 50 947 +4 018 + 8.6 44 656 +5 712 + 14.7
Material manufactures less erratics 23 036 +2 409 + 11.7 37 164 +6 916 + 22.9
Precious stones & silver (erratic item) 6 104 +2 172 + 55.2 6 356 +694 + 12.3
Ships and aircraft (erratic item) 10 488 +1 665 + 18.9 15 514 +3 955 + 34.2
Miscellaneous 2 226 +204 + 10.1 2 867 +138 + 5.1
The deficit on trade in goods with EU countries widened by £4.4 billion to £42.2 billion, compared
with the deficit of £37.7 billion in 2009. The deficit with non-EU countries widened by £10.4 billion
to £55.0 billion, compared with the deficit of £44.6 billion in 2009.
The UK’s most significant trading partners in 2010 compared with 2009 (2009 position in brackets)
2010 Value Change % Change 2010 Value Change % Change
1 USA (1) 38 272 +4 293 + 12.6 1 Germany (1) 45 256 +5 429 + 13.6
2 Germany (2) 27 957 +3 762 + 15.5 2 China (3) 30 429 +6 129 + 25.2
3 Netherlands (3) 21 559 +3 380 + 18.6 3 USA (2) 27 658 +3 054 + 12.4
4 France (4) 19 290 +2 119 + 12.3 4 Netherlands (4) 26 408 +4 456 + 20.3
5 Irish Republic (5) 16 928 +1 011 + 6.4 5 France (5) 21 704 +1 232 + 6.0
Excluding oil and erratic items, the volume of total exports rose by 12.0 per cent and the volume of
imports rose by 12.2 per cent, compared with 2009. Export prices rose by 5.6 per cent and import
prices rose by 6.2 per cent, compared with 2009, leading to a decrease in the terms of trade.
Value of total trade in goods (seasonally adjusted)

In December, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods widened by £0.8 billion to £9.2 billion, compared
with the deficit of £8.5 billion in November.
Total exports rose by £0.3 billion (1.5 per cent) to £24.2 billion, and imports rose by £1.1 billion (3.5
per cent) to £33.4 billion. At the commodity level:
Change in key commodity value, December 10 compared with November 10

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) +247 +6
Cars -231 +65
Consumer goods other than cars +143 +163
Intermediate goods +49 -48
Capital goods +10 +31
Chemicals -24 +140
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals -104 -140
Aircraft (see page 12, paragraph 1) +245 +652
Fuels other than oil (see page 13, paragraph 8) +321
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the deficit on trade in goods widened by £0.3 billion to £26.2 billion,
compared with the deficit of £25.9 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
Total exports rose by £4.3 billion (6.5 per cent) to £70.9 billion, and imports rose by £4.6 billion (5.0
per cent) to £97.1 billion. At the commodity level:
Change in key commodity value, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) +2 317 +139
Cars +261 +194
Intermediate goods -139 +260
Chemicals +6 +14
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals +35 +145
Aircraft (see page 12, paragraph 1) +1 357
Food, drink and tobacco (see page 13, paragraph 8) +462
Value of UK trade in goods Value of UK trade in goods excluding oil

Seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
£ billion
£ billion
35
35
30 Imports 30
25 Imports
25
20 Exports 20
15 Exports
15
10
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5
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0
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2009 2010 2009 2010

Trade in goods – EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)
In December, the deficit on trade in goods with EU countries narrowed by £0.1 billion to £3.4 billion,
compared with the deficit of £3.6 billion in November.
EU exports rose by £0.5 billion (3.6 per cent) to £13.1 billion, and EU imports rose by £0.3 billion
(2.0 per cent) to £16.6 billion. At the commodity level:

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) +636 -62
Cars -113 +46
Consumer goods other than cars -33 -6
Intermediate goods +83 -61
Chemicals -162 +31
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the deficit on trade in goods with EU countries narrowed by £1.4
billion to £10.5 billion, compared with the deficit of £11.8 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
EU exports rose by £3.9 billion (11.4 per cent) to £38.4 billion, and EU imports rose by £2.6 billion

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) +1 947 +135
Cars +187 +106
Intermediate goods +156 +392
Chemicals +378 +39
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals +130 +136
Food, drink and tobacco (see page 13, paragraph 8) +446
Balance of trade in goods – EU countries

Seasonally adjusted
£ billion
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
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2009 2010
Trade in goods – non-EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

In December, the deficit on trade in goods with non-EU countries widened by £0.9 billion to £5.8
billion, compared with the deficit of £4.9 billion in November.
Non-EU exports fell by £0.1 billion (1.0 per cent) to £11.0 billion, but non-EU imports rose by £0.8
billion (5.1 per cent) to £16.9 billion. At the commodity level:

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) -389 +68
Cars -118 +19
Intermediate goods -34 +13
Capital goods -4 +10
Chemicals +138 +109
Aircraft (see page 12, paragraph 1) +239 +670
Precious stones (see page 13, paragraph 8) -231
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the deficit on trade in goods with non-EU countries widened by £1.7
billion to £15.7 billion, compared with the deficit of £14.0 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Non-EU
exports rose by £0.4 billion (1.2 per cent) to £32.5 billion, and non-EU imports rose by £2.0 billion

Oil (see page 9 – trade in oil) +370 +4
Cars +74 +88
Intermediate goods -295 -132
Capital goods -46 +51
Chemicals -372 -25
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals -95 +9
Aircraft (see page 12, paragraph 1) +1 332
Balance of trade in goods – non-EU countries

Seasonally adjusted
£ billion
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
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2009 2010
Trade in goods – one month geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)
December 2010 compared with November 2010

Within the EU countries, exports to Germany rose by £0.4 billion. Among Non-EU countries, there
were no export movements in excess of £0.2 billion (see page 13, paragraph 9).
Within the EU countries, there were no import movements in excess of £0.2 billion (see page 13,
paragraph 9). Among Non-EU countries, imports from Norway rose by £0.4 billion, and imports
from China rose by £0.2 billion. Imports from Canada fell by £0.3 billion.
Change in monthly trade with significant partner countries, December 2010 compared with November 20101
Dec 10 1 month Dec 10 1 month
Value Change value Change
1 USA 3 262 -36 1 Germany 4 123 + 96
2 Germany 2 867 + 378 2 China 2 764 + 208
3 France 1 878 + 166 3 USA 2 642 + 177
4 Netherlands 1 852 -85 4 Norway 2 461 + 389
5 Irish Republic 1 516 + 64 5 Netherlands 2 437 + 100
6 Belgium-Luxembourg 1 208 -42 6 France 1 921 +30
7 Spain 861 -7 7 Belgium/Luxembourg 1 645 +113
8 Italy 808 + 31 8 Irish Republic 1 132 -32
9 China 671 -85 9 Italy 1 048 -91
10 Sweden 451 -1 10 Spain 904 + 40
1
Significant trading partners defined as top 10 export markets & import sources 2009 (see Monthly Review of External Trade table G1).
Significant Partner Country 1 Month Balances

December 10, seasonally adjusted,
£ billion
Germany
USA
Netherlands
France
China
Belgium/Lux
Irish Republic
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
-3 -2 -1 0 1
Trade in goods – quarterly geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)
Fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2010
Within the EU countries, exports to Germany rose by £1.3 billion, exports to the Netherlands rose
by £0.8 billion, and exports to France rose by £0.6 billion. Among Non-EU countries, there were no
export movements in excess of £0.4 billion (see page 13, paragraph 9).
Within the EU countries, imports from Germany rose by £1.0 billion. Among Non-EU countries,
imports from Norway rose by £0.7 billion, and imports from USA rose by £0.5 billion.
Change in 3 monthly trade with significant partner countries, Q4 2010 compared with Q3 20101
Q4 10 3 month Q4 10 3 month
Value Change Value Change
1 USA 9 869 -28 1 Germany 12 079 +996
2 Germany 7 880 +1 251 2 China 7 984 -127
3 Netherlands 5 524 +755 3 USA 7 503 +487
4 France 5 320 +643 4 Netherlands 6 917 +48
5 Irish Republic 4 439 +118 5 Norway 5 947 +704
6 Belgium-Luxembourg 3 729 +216 6 France 5 725 +70
7 Spain 2 536 +210 7 Belgium/Luxembourg 4 675 +188
8 Italy 2 337 +204 8 Italy 3 711 +371
9 China 2 072 +72 9 Irish Republic 3 471 +230
10 Sweden 1 474 +31 10 Spain 2 560 +58
1
Significant trading partners defined as top 10 export markets & import sources 2009 (see Monthly Review of External Trade table G1).
Significant Partner Country 3 Month Balances

Quarter 4 2010, seasonally adjusted
£ billion
Germany
USA
Netherlands
France
China
Belgium/Lux
Irish Republic
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4
Volume of total trade in goods, excluding oil and erratics (seasonally adjusted)
In December, the volume of exports fell by 1.3 per cent, but the volume of imports rose by 1.4 per
cent, compared with November. At the commodity level:
Change in key commodity volume, December 10 compared with November 10

Exports Imports
% change % change
Food, beverages and tobacco -7.4 -2.0
Basic materials -5.6 0.0
Semi manufactured goods; of which -0.9 -0.9
Chemicals 0.0 +1.8
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals -4.5 -3.1
Finished manufactured goods; of which -1.3 +1.2
Cars -13.2 +6.7
Consumer goods other than cars +7.2 +1.8
Intermediate goods +1.3 -1.2
Capital goods 0.0 +1.4
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the volume of exports rose by 0.3 per cent and the volume of imports
rose by 2.5 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2010. At the commodity level:
Change in commodity volume, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

Exports Imports
% change % change
Food, beverages and tobacco 0.0 +2.4
Basic materials +2.5 +3.4
Semi manufactured goods; of which -0.3 -0.9
Chemicals 0.0 -2.8
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals -0.8 0.0
Finished manufactured goods; of which 0.0 +2.8
Cars +4.4 +3.7
Consumer goods other than cars -0.7 +2.1
Intermediate goods -1.2 +1.2
Capital goods +0.7 +4.5
Volume of exports of goods (finished manufactures) Volume of imports of goods (finished manufactures)
% change Q4 10, compared with Q3 10, % change Q4 10, compared with Q3 10,
seasonally adjusted seasonally adjusted
Cars Cars
Consumer Consumer
Intermediate Intermediate
Capital Capital
-4 -2 0 2 4 6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
Export and import prices for trade in goods (not seasonally adjusted)
In December, export prices rose by 1.1 per cent and import prices rose by 1.5 per cent, compared
with November. This led to a decrease in the terms of trade. Excluding the oil price effect, export
prices rose by 0.4 per cent and import prices rose by 0.8 per cent.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, export prices rose by 2.3 per cent and import prices rose by 2.2 per
cent. The terms of trade remained unchanged. Excluding the oil price effect, export prices rose by
1.6 per cent and import prices rose by 1.5 per cent.
Export and import prices (goods) Export and import prices (goods) – excluding oil price effect
Not seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
2006 = 100 2006 = 100
130 130
Imports Imports
125 125
120 120
Exports Exports
115 115
110 110
105 105
100 100
Feb
Apr
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Apr
Jun
Aug
Jun
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Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
2009 2010 2009 2010
Trade in oil (seasonally adjusted)
In December, the balance on trade in oil was in deficit by £0.1 billion, compared with a deficit of
£0.4 billion in November. Oil exports rose by £0.2 billion to £3.5 billion, and oil imports rose by less
than £0.1 billion to £3.6 billion.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the balance on trade in oil was in deficit by £0.4 billion, compared
with the deficit of £2.6 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Oil exports rose by £2.3 billion to £9.4
billion, and oil imports rose by £0.1 billion to £9.8 billion.
Balance on trade in oil

Seasonally adjusted
£ billion
1
0.5
-0.5
-1
-1.5
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Apr
Jun
Aug
Oct
Oct
Dec
Dec
2009 2010
Trade in services (seasonally adjusted)
In December, the UK’s estimated surplus on trade in services was £4.4 billion, compared with £4.5
billion in November.
Exports fell by £0.4 billion (2.6 per cent) to £13.5 billion, and imports fell by £0.3 billion (2.9 per
cent) to £9.0 billion.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the estimated surplus on trade in services widened by £0.4 billion to
£13.5 billion, compared with the surplus of £13.1 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
Total exports fell by £0.3 billion (0.8 per cent) to £41.1 billion, and total imports fell by £0.7 billion
(2.5 per cent) to £27.6 billion.
Value of UK trade in services

Seasonally adjusted
£ billion
16
Exports
14
12
10
8 Imports
6
4
2
0
Feb
Apr
Jun
Aug
Oct
Oct
Dec
Dec
2009 2010
Revisions
The data in this Statistical Bulletin are subject to revisions following the ONS National Accounts
Revision Policy. This can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/article.asp?ID=1187
Table 14R shows revisions to the main aggregates since the last Trade Statistical Bulletin of 12
January 2010. The revisions to trade in goods from January 2010 reflect revised data from Her
Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and other data suppliers, revised estimates of trading associated
with VAT MTIC fraud, later survey data on trade prices and a re-assessment of seasonal factors.
UK Trade records page for December 2010

£ million seasonally adjusted
Latest value Last time lower Last time higher Record Comment
1
Total goods and services
1 month exports IKBH 37 647 36 687 (Oct 10) 37 663 (Nov 10) 37 663 (Nov 10)
imports IKBI 42 478 41 610 (Nov 10) Never 42 478 (Dec 10) Record imports
Record linked to
balance IKBJ -4 831 -5 964 (Aug 05) -3 947 (Nov 10) -5 964 (Aug 05)
Hurricane Katrina
3 month aggregate exports IKBH 111 997 110 280 (3M to Nov 10) Never 111 997 (3M to Dec 10) Record exports
imports IKBI 124 681 122 238 (3M to Nov 10) Never 124 681 (3M to Dec 10) Record imports
Record linked to
balance IKBJ -12 684 -12 768 (3M to Sep 10) -11 958 (3M to Nov 10) -13 106 (3M to Sep 05)
Hurricane Katrina
Total goods2
1 month exports BOKG 24 188 23 840 (Nov 10) Never 24 188 (Dec 10) Record exports
imports BOKH 33 435 32 300 (Nov 10) Never 33 435 (Dec 10) Record imports
balance BOKI -9 247 Never -8 460 (Nov 10) -9 247 (Dec 10) Record deficit
3 month aggregate exports BOKG 70 905 68 982 (3M to Nov 10) Never 70 905 (3M to Dec 10) Record exports
imports BOKH 97 071 94 407 (3M to Nov 10) Never 97 071 (3M to Dec 10) Record imports
balance BOKI -26 166 Never -25 425 (3M to Nov 10) -26 166 (3M to Dec 10) Record deficit
Goods EU3
1 month exports LGCK 13 149 12 686 (Nov 10) 13 660 (Jun 06) 15 375 (May 06)
imports LGDC 16 579 16 258 (Nov 10) 18 020 (May 06) 18 020 (May 06)
balance LGCG -3 430 -3 572 (Nov 10) -2 953 (Jun 10) -3 981 (Sep 10)
3 month aggregate exports LGCK 38 411 36 681 (3M to Nov 10) 40 700 (3M to Jul 06) 45 727 (3M to May 06)
imports LGDC 48 893 47 714 (3M to Nov 10) 51 726 (3M to Jun 06) 52 915 (3M to May 06)
balance LGCG -10 482 -11 033 (3M to Nov 10) -10 250 (3M to Jul 10) -11 839 (3M to Sep 10)
Goods non-EU3
1 month exports LGDY 11 039 10 301 (Oct 10) 11 154 (Nov 10) 11 154 (Nov 10)
imports LGER 16 856 16 042 (Nov 10) Never 16 856 (Dec 10) Record imports
balance LGDT -5 817 Never -4 888 (Nov 10) -5 817 (Dec 10) Record deficit
3 month aggregate exports LGDY 32 494 32 301 (3M to Nov 10) Never 32 494 (3M to Dec 10) Record exports
imports LGER 48 178 46 693 (3M to Nov 10) Never 48 178 (3M to Dec 10) Record imports
balance LGDT -15 684 Never -14 392 (3M to Nov 10) -15 684 (3M to Dec 10) Record deficit
1. Annual from 1946, Quarterly from 1955, Monthly from 1992

2. Data from 1697 - although not on a comparable basis
3. Series began January 1998
Background Notes
Introducing UK Trade statistics
Key issues specific to this statistical bulletin
1. On the 1 January 2011, a change was made in the zero rating of VAT on qualifying aircraft.
The new measure changed the definition of aircraft that can be supplied at the zero rate from
one based on weight and usage to one based on the status of the customer. This may be a
factor in the high level of aircraft imports shown for December 10 in this bulletin. Further
information on the new VAT procedure can be found here:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2010/bn39.pdf
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Basis for the statistics
3. A paper entitled Overseas Trade Statistics Methodology describing the basis on which trade in
goods statistics are compiled is available on the UK Trade Info website:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/pagecontent/documents/OTSMethodology0710.pdf
A further paper Statistics on Trade in Goods (GSS Methodological Series No. 36) describing
the adjustments that need to be applied to conform to IMF definitions for Balance of Payments
and the division of responsibility between ONS and HMRC is available on the National
Statistics website: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=14943
4. The Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) data used as inputs to this statistical bulletin are collected
and published by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on an International
Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) basis.
5. The implied price deflators derived by comparing current price data to chained volume
measures data are not the same as the price indices published in this statistical bulletin
because the former are current weighted while the latter are base (2006) weighted.
6. The volume or constant price series are constructed by removing the effect of price changes
from the value series.
7. Changes in trade associated with VAT MTIC fraud mean that comparisons of volume and
prices (both including and excluding trade associated with VAT MTIC fraud) should be treated
with a great deal of caution.
8. Monthly commodity movements for Food, beverages and tobacco, Basic materials, Fuels other
than oil, and Erratics (Ships, Aircraft, Precious stones, and Silver) are only detailed in this
Statistical Bulletin where they are equal to or exceed £200 million (£400 million for three
monthly comparisons).
9. Monthly country movements are only detailed in this Statistical Bulletin where they are equal to
or exceed £200 million (£400 million for three monthly comparisons).
VAT Missing Trader Community (MTIC) fraud
10. Import figures for trade in goods include adjustments to allow for the impact of VAT MTIC
fraud.
11. The adjustments to trade in goods relate only to part of the carousel version of VAT MTIC
fraud. This fraud leads to under recording of imports as fraudsters import goods from the EU,
which they then sell on before disappearing without paying VAT on that sale. The goods are
eventually exported. Such exports are declared and are therefore already reflected in the UK’s
trade in goods statistics.
12. Changes to the pattern of trading associated with MTIC fraud can make it difficult to analyse
trade by commodity group and by country as changes in the impact of activity associated with
this fraud affect both imports and exports. However, the MTIC trade adjustments are added to
the EU import estimates derived from Intrastat returns as it is this part of the trading chain that
is not generally recorded. In particular, adjustments affect trade in capital goods and
intermediate goods - these categories include mobile phones and computer components,
which are still the most widely affected goods.
International convention determines that the treatment of the impact is to adjust imports
upwards by the relevant amounts of missing declarations (non-response). However, users may
wish to interpret short term movements in imports excluding that part of the fraudulent activity
that is not included in the import estimates, and for this purpose an analysis of the import
figures with the VAT MTIC adjustments excluded is shown in Table 13.
Quality reporting
13. Link to Summary Quality Report: A Summary Quality Report for this Statistical Bulletin and
associated data can be found on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/article.asp?ID=1723.
14. Accuracy: Trade in goods figures for the most recent months are provisional and subject to
revision in the light of (a) late trader data, revisions to trade prices and revised estimates of
trading associated with VAT MTIC fraud, and (b) revisions to seasonal adjustment factors
which are re-estimated every month.
15. Trade in services estimates have been derived from a number of monthly and quarterly
sources. For components where no monthly data are available, estimates have been derived
on the basis of recent trends. The results should be used with appropriate caution, as they are
therefore likely to be less reliable than those for trade in goods. More details of the data
sources, estimation methodology and reliability of the monthly estimates of trade in services
were set out in Economic Trends (March 1996 and October 1997).
16. Reliability: Revisions to data provide one indication of the reliability of key indicators. The
table below shows summary information on the size and direction of the revisions which have
been made to the data covering a five year period. A statistical test has been applied to the
average revision to find out if it is statistically significantly different from zero. An asterisk (*)
shows that the test is significant. An article explaining the past revisions performance for UK
Trade statistics and what is being done to improve the first published estimates was published
on 9 March 2005 at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?id=1063. The table covers
estimates of UK trade first published from December 2004 (for November 2004) to November
2009 (for October 2009). A spreadsheet giving these estimates and the calculations behind the
averages in the table is available on the National Statistics website at
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=1119.
Revisions Analysis £ million

Revisions between first publication and
estimates twelve months later
Average over the
last 5 years
Average without regard to
over the last sign
5 years (average
Value in latest (mean absolute
period revision) revision)
Total trade exports (IKBH) 37 647 898 1 179
Total trade imports (IKBI) 42 478 775 1 107
Total trade balance (IKBJ) -4 831 793 1 156
An article analysing past revisions to quarterly balance of payments current account data was
published in the June 2007 edition of Economic & Labour Market Review. It is available on the
National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/elmr/05_07/downloads/ELMR_June07.pdf.
More information about revisions material in this Statistical Bulletin can be found on the
National Statistics website: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?ID=793.
17. Coherence - EU enlargement and country coverage: Two more countries joined the EU
from 1 March 2007. These countries were Bulgaria and Romania. In addition, the coverage of
EMU countries was extended to include Slovenia. In order to enable users to make long-run
comparisons, data for the new definition EU and non-EU was produced from March 1998
onwards for value, and from March 1999 onwards for volume and price indices. At the same
time data for the old definitions are no longer being maintained. There are additional series for
country groupings on the old definitions. From March 2008, the coverage of EMU countries
was extended to cover Cyprus and Malta, and from March 2009 the coverage of EMU
countries has been extended to cover Slovakia. Some EU and non EU breakdowns of
commodity data for Chained Volume Measures which are available from the Statbase® service
may be less reliable than the current price data. Please consult Marilyn Thomas on 01633
455708 if you are considering using them.
Data have been combined for the United States and Puerto Rico, and for Dubai, Abu Dhabi,
and Sharjah (the United Arab Emirates) from March 2009 onwards. Estimates are available for
the United States and Dubai separately up till the end of 2008 on request.
18. Coherence - classifications and definitions. The Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS), on which
the BoP trade data are based, have been compiled under the United Nations Standard
International Trade Classification Revision 4 (SITC R4) from March 2007 but the data have
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Index to tables
Contents
1 Value of UK trade in goods and services

2 UK trade in goods by area
3 Volume and price indices (trade in goods)
4 Growth rates for volume and price indices
5 Volume indices with countries inside and outside the EU (trade in
goods)
6 Price indices with countries inside and outside the EU (trade in
goods)
7 Trade in oil
8 Value of trade in goods by commodity
9 Volume indices (trade in goods) by commodity
10 Price indices (trade in goods) by commodity
11 Trade in goods with selected EU trading partners
12 Trade in goods with selected non-EU trading partners
13 Trade in goods excluding adjustments to trade associated with
MTIC fraud
14R Summary of revisions
1 VALUE OF UK TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
Balance of Payments basis
Trade in goods
Total trade Trade in goods Oil excluding oil
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance
IKBH IKBI IKBJ BOKG BOKH BOKI ELBL ENXO ENXQ ELBM ENXP BQKH
2008 422 905 460 665 −37 760 252 086 345 202 −93 116 32 212 38 021 −5 809 219 873 307 181 −87 308
2009 390 893 420 580 −29 687 227 645 310 010 −82 365 24 671 27 682 −3 011 202 974 282 328 −79 354
2010 429 517 475 737 −46 220 266 079 363 278 −97 199 32 316 36 530 −4 214 233 763 326 748 −92 985
2009 Q2 94 716 102 578 −7 862 54 537 74 697 −20 160 5 825 6 181 −356 48 712 68 516 −19 804
Q3 96 393 103 532 −7 139 56 712 76 425 −19 713 6 268 7 413 −1 145 50 444 69 012 −18 568
Q4 101 459 108 885 −7 426 60 627 81 923 −21 296 7 163 7 873 −710 53 464 74 050 −20 586
2010 Q1 102 747 112 482 −9 735 62 492 84 896 −22 404 7 524 8 122 −598 54 968 76 774 −21 806
Q2 106 768 117 801 −11 033 66 089 88 849 −22 760 8 229 8 909 −680 57 860 79 940 −22 080
Q3 108 005 120 773 −12 768 66 593 92 462 −25 869 7 123 9 680 −2 557 59 470 82 782 −23 312
Q4 111 997 124 681 −12 684 70 905 97 071 −26 166 9 440 9 819 −379 61 465 87 252 −25 787
2010 Jul 36 176 40 532 −4 356 22 269 30 922 −8 653 2 580 3 341 −761 19 689 27 581 −7 892
Aug 35 899 40 206 −4 307 22 059 30 769 −8 710 2 173 2 976 −803 19 886 27 793 −7 907
Sep 35 930 40 035 −4 105 22 265 30 771 −8 506 2 370 3 363 −993 19 895 27 408 −7 513
Oct 36 687 40 593 −3 906 22 877 31 336 −8 459 2 765 2 621 144 20 112 28 715 −8 603
Nov 37 663 41 610 −3 947 23 840 32 300 −8 460 3 214 3 596 −382 20 626 28 704 −8 078
Dec 37 647 42 478 −4 831 24 188 33 435 −9 247 3 461 3 602 −141 20 727 29 833 −9 106
Percentage change, latest month compared with:

Previous month 0.0 2.1 1.5 3.5 7.7 0.2 0.5 3.9
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 101 459 108 885 −7 426 60 627 81 923 −21 296 7 163 7 873 −710 53 464 74 050 −20 586
2010 Sep 108 005 120 773 −12 768 66 593 92 462 −25 869 7 123 9 680 −2 557 59 470 82 782 −23 312
2010 Dec 111 997 124 681 −12 684 70 905 97 071 −26 166 9 440 9 819 −379 61 465 87 252 −25 787
Percentage change, latest 3 months compared with:

Previous 3 months 3.7 3.2 6.5 5.0 32.5 1.4 3.4 5.4
Same 3 months last year 10.4 14.5 17.0 18.5 31.8 24.7 15.0 17.8
Trade in goods Trade in goods
Erratics 1 excluding erratics excluding oil and erratics Trade in services
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance
BPAL BQBB BQKW BPAO BQBE BPBM BPBL BQBG BPAP IKBB IKBC IKBD
2008 15 118 15 951 −835 236 967 329 249 −92 281 204 755 291 228 −86 473 170 819 115 463 55 356
2009 12 755 17 221 −4 466 214 890 292 789 −77 899 190 219 265 107 −74 888 163 248 110 570 52 678
2010 16 592 21 870 −5 278 249 487 341 408 −91 921 217 171 304 878 −87 707 163 438 112 459 50 979
2009 Q2 3 266 4 538 −1 272 51 271 70 159 −18 888 45 446 63 978 −18 532 40 179 27 881 12 298
Q3 3 127 4 066 −939 53 585 72 359 −18 774 47 317 64 946 −17 629 39 681 27 107 12 574
Q4 3 277 4 502 −1 225 57 350 77 421 −20 071 50 187 69 548 −19 361 40 832 26 962 13 870
2010 Q1 4 006 4 301 −295 58 486 80 595 −22 109 50 962 72 473 −21 511 40 255 27 586 12 669
Q2 3 768 4 978 −1 210 62 321 83 871 −21 550 54 092 74 962 −20 870 40 679 28 952 11 727
Q3 3 773 5 374 −1 601 62 820 87 088 −24 268 55 697 77 408 −21 711 41 412 28 311 13 101
Q4 5 045 7 217 −2 172 65 860 89 854 −23 994 56 420 80 035 −23 615 41 092 27 610 13 482
2010 Jul 1 266 1 590 −324 21 003 29 332 −8 329 18 423 25 991 −7 568 13 907 9 610 4 297
Aug 1 229 1 894 −665 20 830 28 875 −8 045 18 657 25 899 −7 242 13 840 9 437 4 403
Sep 1 278 1 890 −612 20 987 28 881 −7 894 18 617 25 518 −6 901 13 665 9 264 4 401
Oct 1 593 2 138 −545 21 284 29 198 −7 914 18 519 26 577 −8 058 13 810 9 257 4 553
Nov 1 529 2 225 −696 22 311 30 075 −7 764 19 097 26 479 −7 382 13 823 9 310 4 513
Dec 1 923 2 854 −931 22 265 30 581 −8 316 18 804 26 979 −8 175 13 459 9 043 4 416

Previous month 25.8 28.3 −0.2 1.7 −1.5 1.9 −2.6 −2.9
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 3 277 4 502 −1 225 57 350 77 421 −20 071 50 187 69 548 −19 361 40 832 26 962 13 870
2010 Sep 3 773 5 374 −1 601 62 820 87 088 −24 268 55 697 77 408 −21 711 41 412 28 311 13 101
2010 Dec 5 045 7 217 −2 172 65 860 89 854 −23 994 56 420 80 035 −23 615 41 092 27 610 13 482

Previous 3 months 33.7 34.3 4.8 3.2 1.3 3.4 −0.8 −2.5
†
1 These are defined as ships, aircraft, precious stones and silver Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is January 2010 and to trade in
ser vices is October 2010.
2 UK TRADE IN GOODS BY AREA
1 2 3 4
EMU members Total EU (25) Total EU (27) Non-EU Total
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance
QAKW QAKX QAKY EGAE EGAF EGAG LGCK LGDC LGCG LGDY LGER LGDT BOKG BOKH BOKI
2008 126 766 158 036 −31 270 140 819 180 057 −39 238 141 831 181 070 −39 239 110 255 164 132 −53 877 252 086 345 202 −93 116
2009 111 349 140 468 −29 119 123 535 161 173 −37 638 124 423 162 139 −37 716 103 222 147 871 −44 649 227 645 310 010 −82 365
2010 125 820 157 977 −32 157 141 426 183 163 −41 737 142 449 184 607 −42 158 123 630 178 671 −55 041 266 079 363 278 −97 199
2008 Q3 33 068 40 196 −7 128 36 781 45 774 −8 993 37 031 46 034 −9 003 28 967 43 739 −14 772 65 998 89 773 −23 775
Q4 29 567 36 296 −6 729 32 947 41 335 −8 388 33 169 41 568 −8 399 27 226 41 041 −13 815 60 395 82 609 −22 214
2009 Q1 27 596 34 464 −6 868 30 492 39 025 −8 533 30 717 39 251 −8 534 25 052 37 714 −12 662 55 769 76 965 −21 196
Q2 26 211 33 455 −7 244 29 127 38 322 −9 195 29 337 38 538 −9 201 25 200 36 159 −10 959 54 537 74 697 −20 160
Q3 28 077 34 713 −6 636 31 169 40 082 −8 913 31 387 40 327 −8 940 25 325 36 098 −10 773 56 712 76 425 −19 713
Q4 29 465 37 836 −8 371 32 747 43 744 −10 997 32 982 44 023 −11 041 27 645 37 900 −10 255 60 627 81 923 −21 296
2010 Q1 30 122 37 897 −7 775 33 779 43 687 −9 908 34 029 44 021 −9 992 28 463 40 875 −12 412 62 492 84 896 −22 404
Q2 31 564 39 007 −7 443 35 263 45 023 −9 760 35 530 45 375 −9 845 30 559 43 474 −12 915 66 089 88 849 −22 760
Q3 30 323 39 549 −9 226 34 231 45 964 −11 733 34 479 46 318 −11 839 32 114 46 144 −14 030 66 593 92 462 −25 869
Q4 33 811 41 524 −7 713 38 153 48 489 −10 336 38 411 48 893 −10 482 32 494 48 178 −15 684 70 905 97 071 −26 166
2009 Jun 8 850 11 156 −2 306 9 852 12 884 −3 032 9 919 12 959 −3 040 8 150 11 747 −3 597 18 069 24 706 −6 637
Jul 9 499 11 305 −1 806 10 537 13 045 −2 508 10 610 13 124 −2 514 8 411 12 214 −3 803 19 021 25 338 −6 317
Aug 8 949 11 327 −2 378 9 923 13 067 −3 144 9 997 13 149 −3 152 8 385 11 485 −3 100 18 382 24 634 −6 252
Sep 9 629 12 081 −2 452 10 709 13 970 −3 261 10 780 14 054 −3 274 8 529 12 399 −3 870 19 309 26 453 −7 144
Oct 9 784 12 451 −2 667 10 855 14 387 −3 532 10 937 14 482 −3 545 9 030 12 666 −3 636 19 967 27 148 −7 181
Nov 9 732 12 627 −2 895 10 794 14 566 −3 772 10 872 14 657 −3 785 9 014 12 155 −3 141 19 886 26 812 −6 926
Dec 9 949 12 758 −2 809 11 098 14 791 −3 693 11 173 14 884 −3 711 9 601 13 079 −3 478 20 774 27 963 −7 189
2010 Jan 9 816 12 466 −2 650 10 950 14 372 −3 422 11 035 14 474 −3 439 8 596 13 417 −4 821 19 631 27 891 −8 260
Feb 9 973 12 338 −2 365 11 283 14 257 −2 974 11 361 14 350 −2 989 9 909 13 372 −3 463 21 270 27 722 −6 452
Mar 10 333 13 093 −2 760 11 546 15 058 −3 512 11 633 15 197 −3 564 9 958 14 086 −4 128 21 591 29 283 −7 692
Apr 10 577 13 207 −2 630 11 703 15 144 −3 441 11 786 15 262 −3 476 9 799 13 897 −4 098 21 585 29 159 −7 574
May 10 406 13 024 −2 618 11 633 15 035 −3 402 11 730 15 146 −3 416 9 953 14 456 −4 503 21 683 29 602 −7 919
Jun 10 581 12 776 −2 195 11 927 14 844 −2 917 12 014 14 967 −2 953 10 807 15 121 −4 314 22 821 30 088 −7 267
Jul 9 982 13 017 −3 035 11 321 15 166 −3 845 11 401 15 282 −3 881 10 868 15 640 −4 772 22 269 30 922 −8 653
Aug 10 271 13 346 −3 075 11 577 15 523 −3 946 11 659 15 636 −3 977 10 400 15 133 −4 733 22 059 30 769 −8 710
Sep 10 070 13 186 −3 116 11 333 15 275 −3 942 11 419 15 400 −3 981 10 846 15 371 −4 525 22 265 30 771 −8 506
Oct 10 940 13 762 −2 822 12 486 15 934 −3 448 12 576 16 056 −3 480 10 301 15 280 −4 979 22 877 31 336 −8 459
Nov 11 210 13 775 −2 565 12 602 16 119 −3 517 12 686 16 258 −3 572 11 154 16 042 −4 888 23 840 32 300 −8 460
Dec 11 661 13 987 −2 326 13 065 16 436 −3 371 13 149 16 579 −3 430 11 039 16 856 −5 817 24 188 33 435 −9 247
Percentage change on previous month:

2010 Dec 4.0 1.5 3.7 2.0 3.6 2.0 −1.0 5.1 1.5 3.5
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 29 465 37 836 −8 371 32 747 43 744 −10 997 32 982 44 023 −11 041 27 645 37 900 −10 255 60 627 81 923 −21 296
2010 Sep 30 323 39 549 −9 226 34 231 45 964 −11 733 34 479 46 318 −11 839 32 114 46 144 −14 030 66 593 92 462 −25 869
2010 Dec 33 811 41 524 −7 713 38 153 48 489 −10 336 38 411 48 893 −10 482 32 494 48 178 −15 684 70 905 97 071 −26 166

Previous 3 months 11.5 5.0 11.5 5.5 11.4 5.6 1.2 4.4 6.5 5.0
Same 3 months last year 14.7 9.7 16.5 10.8 16.5 11.1 17.5 27.1 17.0 18.5
†
1 Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Irish Repub- Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
lic, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Por tugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and
Spain
2 EMU Members plus Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,

Lithuania, Poland and Sweden
3 EU (25) plus Bulgaria and Romania
4 Total less EU (27)

VOLUME AND PRICE INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) 1
3 Balance of Payments basis
Indices 2006=100
Volume (seasonally adjusted) Price index (not seasonally adjusted)
Total excluding oil Total excluding oil

Total Total excluding oil and erratics 2 Total Total excluding oil & erratics 2
Terms of Terms of
Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts trade 3 Expor ts Impor ts trade 3 Expor ts Impor ts
BQKU BQKV BQKI BQKJ BOMA ELAL BQKR BQKS BQKT BQKK BQKL BQKM BQAK ELBA
2008 90.9 95.5 89.7 95.4 88.1 95.2 114.1 113.7 100.4 110.7 110.5 100.2 110.9 110.6
2009 79.7 83.5 77.7 82.6 77.3 82.3 117.2 117.7 99.6 118.0 118.2 99.8 117.8 117.7
2010 88.5 93.0 87.5 92.9 86.6 92.3 123.8 125.0 99.0 121.9 123.0 99.1 121.5 122.2
2008 Q3 92.6 96.5 91.7 96.7 89.5 96.4 117.2 116.2 100.9 111.5 110.8 100.6 111.8 111.0
Q4 86.0 89.9 83.2 87.8 81.3 87.9 115.0 115.7 99.4 115.6 116.6 99.1 115.6 116.3
2009 Q1 78.6 83.3 76.1 81.3 75.8 81.3 117.0 118.3 98.9 119.9 121.0 99.1 119.5 120.1
Q2 77.5 80.6 75.2 80.0 74.4 79.4 116.0 117.2 99.0 117.3 118.0 99.4 117.0 117.5
Q3 79.5 82.8 77.7 81.9 77.3 81.8 116.5 116.4 100.1 116.5 116.0 100.4 116.3 115.7
Q4 83.4 87.4 82.0 87.1 81.7 86.8 119.1 119.0 100.1 118.5 117.9 100.5 118.3 117.5
2010 Q1 83.6 89.7 82.5 90.0 81.3 90.0 122.7 122.1 100.5 121.4 120.3 100.9 121.1 119.7
Q2 88.3 91.1 87.0 91.2 86.6 91.2 124.3 125.6 99.0 122.0 123.3 98.9 121.6 122.5
Q3 89.6 93.9 89.5 93.2 89.1 92.8 122.8 124.9 98.3 121.1 123.2 98.3 120.6 122.4
Q4 92.5 97.0 91.2 97.2 89.4 95.2 125.6 127.7 98.4 123.0 125.1 98.3 122.5 124.2
2009 Jul 80.3 82.7 77.5 81.1 77.1 80.0 115.4 115.3 100.1 115.8 115.3 100.4 115.6 115.0
Aug 77.5 80.3 76.4 79.9 76.8 80.9 116.4 116.4 100.0 116.0 115.5 100.4 115.8 115.2
Sep 80.6 85.5 79.1 84.7 78.0 84.4 117.7 117.5 100.2 117.8 117.2 100.5 117.6 116.9
Oct 82.4 86.5 80.9 86.5 80.8 86.1 119.3 119.2 100.1 119.0 118.3 100.6 118.9 117.9
Nov 82.8 85.5 82.2 85.3 82.0 85.1 118.1 118.7 99.5 117.1 117.3 99.8 116.9 117.0
Dec 84.9 90.1 82.9 89.5 82.3 89.3 120.0 119.2 100.7 119.4 118.0 101.2 119.2 117.5
2010 Jan 79.7 89.5 78.5 90.1 78.3 90.2 120.9 120.2 100.6 119.9 118.7 101.0 119.7 118.3
Feb 85.8 88.5 84.7 88.4 83.2 87.9 122.0 121.3 100.6 121.0 119.8 101.0 120.8 119.2
Mar 85.4 91.2 84.2 91.6 82.4 92.0 125.1 124.7 100.3 123.2 122.4 100.7 122.9 121.6
Apr 85.6 90.1 84.3 90.1 84.3 89.8 125.1 125.2 99.9 122.4 122.3 100.1 122.1 121.6
May 87.4 91.5 87.1 92.1 87.1 92.5 124.3 125.9 98.7 122.0 123.9 98.5 121.5 122.9
Jun 91.8 91.8 89.5 91.3 88.5 91.2 123.6 125.6 98.4 121.7 123.8 98.3 121.2 122.9
Jul 90.0 94.6 89.1 93.5 88.7 93.8 122.8 124.7 98.5 121.1 123.1 98.4 120.7 122.3
Aug 89.5 94.2 90.1 94.3 89.9 93.6 122.2 124.3 98.3 120.5 122.6 98.3 120.0 121.9
Sep 89.4 93.0 89.3 91.8 88.8 91.1 123.3 125.6 98.2 121.7 123.9 98.2 121.1 123.0
Oct 90.7 94.5 89.8 95.8 88.0 94.6 125.2 127.1 98.5 123.1 125.0 98.5 122.7 124.3
Nov 93.5 97.2 91.7 96.4 90.7 94.8 125.1 127.0 98.5 122.7 124.6 98.5 122.2 123.7
Dec 93.4 99.3 92.2 99.3 89.5 96.1 126.5 128.9 98.1 123.2 125.6 98.1 122.7 124.5

Previous month −0.1 2.2 0.5 3.0 −1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.6
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 83.4 87.4 82.0 87.1 81.7 86.8 119.1 119.0 100.1 118.5 117.9 100.5 118.3 117.5
2010 Sep 89.6 93.9 89.5 93.2 89.1 92.8 122.8 124.9 98.3 121.1 123.2 98.3 120.6 122.4
2010 Dec 92.5 97.0 91.2 97.2 89.4 95.2 125.6 127.7 98.4 123.0 125.1 98.4 122.5 124.2

Previous 3 months 3.2 3.3 1.9 4.3 0.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4
Same 3 months last year 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.6 9.4 9.6 5.4 7.3 3.8 6.1 3.5 5.7
†
1 These are provisional estimates subject to fluctuations when new or Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
amended data become available.
2 These are defined as ships, aircraft, precious stones and silver.
3 Expor t price index as a percentage of the import price index.
GROWTH RATES FOR VOLUME AND PRICE INDICES 1
4 (TRADE IN GOODS)
Balance of Payments basis Indices 2006=100
Volume (seasonally adjusted) Price index (not seasonally adjusted)
Total excluding oil and Total excluding oil and

Total Total excluding oil erratics 2 Total Total excluding oil erratics 2
Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts
2004 1.5 7.0 2.1 6.2 2.2 6.8 − −0.5 −1.3 −1.3 −1.2 −1.1
2005 8.9 7.0 9.8 7.5 10.4 7.8 4.4 4.5 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.9
2006 11.5 10.5 12.6 11.4 13.5 11.1 2.5 3.4 1.1 2.1 1.1 2.1
2007 −10.3 −2.7 −10.9 −3.4 −12.0 −3.5 0.3 0.9 − 0.6 − 0.9
2008 1.3 −1.8 0.7 −1.2 0.1 −1.3 13.8 12.7 10.7 9.8 10.9 9.6
2009 −12.3 −12.6 −13.4 −13.4 −12.3 −13.6 2.7 3.5 6.6 7.0 6.2 6.4
2010 11.0 11.4 12.6 12.5 12.0 12.2 5.6 6.2 3.3 4.1 3.1 3.8
2008 Q3 −0.4 −1.1 −0.3 −1.6 −1.3 −1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.7
Q4 −7.1 −6.8 −9.3 −9.2 −9.2 −8.8 −1.9 −0.4 3.7 5.2 3.4 4.8
2009 Q1 −8.6 −7.3 −8.5 −7.4 −6.8 −7.5 1.7 2.2 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.3
Q2 −1.4 −3.2 −1.2 −1.6 −1.8 −2.3 −0.9 −0.9 −2.2 −2.5 −2.1 −2.2
Q3 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.4 3.9 3.0 0.4 −0.7 −0.7 −1.7 −0.6 −1.5
Q4 4.9 5.6 5.5 6.3 5.7 6.1 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6
2010 Q1 0.2 2.6 0.6 3.3 −0.5 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.4 1.9
Q2 5.6 1.6 5.5 1.3 6.5 1.3 1.3 2.9 0.5 2.5 0.4 2.3
Q3 1.5 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.9 1.8 −1.2 −0.6 −0.7 −0.1 −0.8 −0.1
Q4 3.2 3.3 1.9 4.3 0.3 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5
Monthly:
2009 Jul 4.8 2.9 3.7 1.9 4.6 1.3 −0.3 −0.6 −0.1 −0.3 −0.1 −0.3
Aug −3.5 −2.9 −1.4 −1.5 −0.4 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Sep 4.0 6.5 3.5 6.0 1.6 4.3 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5
Oct 2.2 1.2 2.3 2.1 3.6 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9
Nov 0.5 −1.2 1.6 −1.4 1.5 −1.2 −1.0 −0.4 −1.6 −0.8 −1.7 −0.8
Dec 2.5 5.4 0.9 4.9 0.4 4.9 1.6 0.4 2.0 0.6 2.0 0.4
2010 Jan −6.1 −0.7 −5.3 0.7 −4.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.7
Feb 7.7 −1.1 7.9 −1.9 6.3 −2.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Mar −0.5 3.1 −0.6 3.6 −1.0 4.7 2.5 2.8 1.8 2.2 1.7 2.0
Apr 0.2 −1.2 0.1 −1.6 2.3 −2.4 − 0.4 −0.6 −0.1 −0.7 −
May 2.1 1.6 3.3 2.2 3.3 3.0 −0.6 0.6 −0.3 1.3 −0.5 1.1
Jun 5.0 0.3 2.8 −0.9 1.6 −1.4 −0.6 −0.2 −0.2 −0.1 −0.2 −
Jul −2.0 3.1 −0.4 2.4 0.2 2.9 −0.6 −0.7 −0.5 −0.6 −0.4 −0.5
Aug −0.6 −0.4 1.1 0.9 1.4 −0.2 −0.5 −0.3 −0.5 −0.4 −0.6 −0.3
Sep −0.1 −1.3 −0.9 −2.7 −1.2 −2.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9
Oct 1.5 1.6 0.6 4.4 −0.9 3.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.1
Nov 3.1 2.9 2.1 0.6 3.1 0.2 −0.1 −0.1 −0.3 −0.3 −0.4 −0.5
Dec −0.1 2.2 0.5 3.0 −1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.6
3 month on 3 month comparison:
2009 Jul −1.7 −2.5 −2.2 −1.9 −2.5 −3.0 −0.8 −1.9 −2.3 −3.5 −2.1 −3.1
Aug 0.2 − 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.8 −1.0 −2.1 −2.7 −3.8 −2.6 −3.5
Sep 2.6 2.8 3.3 2.4 3.9 3.0 0.4 −0.7 −0.6 −1.7 −0.6 −1.5
Oct 3.3 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.5 6.4 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.5
Nov 4.9 5.8 5.9 6.6 5.8 6.5 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Dec 4.9 5.5 5.6 6.3 5.7 6.2 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5
2010 Jan 2.9 5.1 3.0 5.5 3.0 5.3 1.6 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8
Feb 1.9 4.1 1.6 4.5 1.2 4.6 2.2 1.5 1.8 1.0 1.8 0.9
Mar 0.3 2.7 0.6 3.4 −0.5 3.7 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.4 1.9
Apr 3.8 1.8 3.9 2.0 3.0 1.9 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7
May 3.2 1.8 3.9 2.2 4.1 2.6 3.2 4.2 2.0 3.4 1.9 3.1
Jun 5.5 1.6 5.5 1.3 6.6 1.3 1.4 2.9 0.5 2.5 0.4 2.3
Jul 4.8 3.0 4.9 2.5 5.8 2.9 −0.4 1.3 −0.5 1.7 −0.7 1.6
Aug 5.0 2.9 5.1 1.9 5.2 1.6 −1.6 −0.3 −1.2 0.2 −1.3 0.3
Sep 1.5 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.9 1.8 −1.3 −0.6 −0.8 −0.1 −0.8 −0.1
Oct 0.1 1.4 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.6 − 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Nov 0.8 1.5 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Dec 3.2 3.3 1.9 4.3 0.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4
†
VOLUME INDICES WITH COUNTRIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EU (TRADE IN GOODS) 1
Indices 2006=100 seasonally adjusted
3
Trade in goods with EU countries Trade in goods with Non-EU countries
Total excluding Total excluding

Total Total excluding oil oil and erratics 2 Total Total excluding oil oil & erratics 2
LGCT LGDL LKUL LKVD SHBS SHCO LGEH LGFA LKVZ LKWS SHDJ SHED
2008 80.5 88.6 77.9 88.0 77.2 88.2 108.3 104.4 108.7 106.1 106.8 106.6
2009 70.0 77.2 66.2 76.4 65.5 76.4 97.5 91.8 96.3 91.8 97.2 92.2
2010 76.8 84.4 73.5 83.9 72.2 83.5 109.4 103.9 110.2 106.4 110.8 106.8
2008 Q3 81.1 88.7 78.9 88.4 77.8 88.7 111.7 106.3 112.5 108.8 109.4 109.2
Q4 75.4 79.7 71.0 78.6 70.5 78.5 104.2 103.2 103.0 101.4 99.8 103.3
2009 Q1 70.3 74.7 66.0 73.4 65.3 73.5 94.1 94.5 92.5 93.0 93.8 94.3
Q2 67.3 73.5 64.1 72.7 63.0 72.6 95.9 89.7 93.1 91.0 93.9 90.5
Q3 70.5 77.4 66.1 76.9 65.6 76.7 96.0 89.9 96.4 89.4 97.1 90.1
Q4 71.8 83.1 68.6 82.6 68.1 82.7 103.9 93.0 103.2 93.9 104.1 93.7
2010 Q1 72.8 82.6 69.5 82.2 68.3 82.4 103.2 98.9 103.5 101.5 103.3 102.6
Q2 77.3 83.5 73.4 83.0 72.3 82.4 108.1 100.9 108.9 103.4 110.6 105.5
Q3 76.0 84.3 73.6 83.4 72.8 83.2 113.6 106.4 114.9 107.7 116.5 108.8
Q4 81.2 87.4 77.4 86.8 75.4 86.1 112.9 109.5 113.6 113.0 112.9 110.2
2009 Jun 67.3 74.7 63.9 73.8 62.7 73.6 93.5 87.7 92.1 88.2 92.4 87.8
Jul 72.5 75.8 67.3 75.0 66.8 74.7 95.2 91.7 94.4 90.2 94.8 88.9
Aug 67.3 76.0 63.4 75.4 63.0 75.4 96.0 85.7 97.1 86.4 99.8 89.7
Sep 71.8 80.4 67.6 80.2 66.9 80.1 96.7 92.3 97.7 91.5 96.6 91.6
Oct 71.4 81.6 68.2 80.9 67.8 81.0 101.9 93.0 101.1 95.0 102.5 94.8
Nov 72.2 82.5 69.5 82.0 68.9 82.1 101.8 89.4 102.3 90.3 103.7 90.2
Dec 71.7 85.1 68.0 84.9 67.7 85.1 108.0 96.6 106.1 96.3 106.1 96.2
2010 Jan 71.6 82.3 67.9 82.2 66.8 82.2 95.0 98.8 95.7 101.7 97.8 103.3
Feb 73.0 80.8 69.4 80.3 67.9 80.6 108.4 98.4 109.5 100.5 108.8 100.0
Mar 73.9 84.6 71.2 84.2 70.1 84.3 106.1 99.6 105.3 102.3 103.3 104.5
Apr 74.8 84.7 71.0 84.6 69.8 83.4 105.1 97.3 105.7 98.5 108.3 100.4
May 77.6 83.9 74.5 83.6 73.9 83.1 105.3 100.9 107.8 104.6 109.4 107.6
Jun 79.4 81.8 74.8 80.8 73.2 80.6 114.0 104.6 113.2 107.1 114.2 108.6
Jul 75.4 83.7 72.7 82.2 71.5 82.6 115.7 108.5 115.4 110.3 117.6 112.2
Aug 77.6 85.7 75.0 85.4 74.3 84.6 110.5 105.3 114.3 107.5 116.1 108.4
Sep 75.0 83.4 73.1 82.7 72.6 82.3 114.5 105.4 115.0 105.4 115.9 105.8
Oct 81.1 85.9 77.4 85.6 74.1 83.9 108.5 105.8 110.3 111.4 111.4 112.3
Nov 80.9 87.6 77.8 86.5 76.8 86.7 116.0 109.6 114.2 111.3 114.0 108.2
Dec 81.6 88.8 76.9 88.2 75.2 87.7 114.2 113.1 116.2 116.3 113.3 110.2

2010 Dec 0.9 1.4 −1.2 2.0 −2.1 1.2 −1.6 3.2 1.8 4.5 −0.6 1.8
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 71.8 83.1 68.6 82.6 68.1 82.7 103.9 93.0 103.2 93.9 104.1 93.7
2010 Sep 76.0 84.3 73.6 83.4 72.8 83.2 113.6 106.4 114.9 107.7 116.5 108.8
2010 Dec 81.2 87.4 77.4 86.8 75.4 86.1 112.9 109.5 113.6 113.0 112.9 110.2

Previous 3 months 6.8 3.8 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.5 −0.6 2.9 −1.2 4.9 −3.1 1.3
†
3 Includes trade with the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Mar-
tinique and Reunion.
PRICE INDICES WITH COUNTRIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EU (TRADE IN GOODS) 1
Indices 2006=100 not seasonally adjusted
3
Trade in goods with EU countries Trade in goods with Non-EU countries
Total excluding Total excluding

Total Total excluding oil oil and erratics 2 Total Total excluding oil oil & erratics 2
LGCR LGDJ LKUJ LKVB SHBQ SHCM LGEF LGEY LKVX LKWQ SHDH SHEB
2008 115.5 109.8 111.8 108.7 112.0 108.7 111.9 118.6 108.9 112.7 109.2 113.5
2009 117.4 113.8 118.3 113.8 118.2 113.6 116.4 121.6 117.2 123.4 116.7 122.7
2010 124.2 118.2 122.0 117.4 121.8 117.2 124.3 132.3 122.8 129.3 122.1 128.1
2008 Q3 119.5 110.7 113.5 108.9 113.6 108.9 113.6 123.3 108.6 113.3 108.8 114.2
Q4 115.1 112.1 115.8 112.3 115.7 112.3 114.8 119.7 115.2 122.4 115.2 122.1
2009 Q1 116.2 114.6 119.4 115.2 119.1 115.2 117.5 122.5 120.0 128.7 119.3 127.2
Q2 115.8 113.1 117.1 113.3 117.0 113.1 115.8 121.2 116.9 123.6 116.5 123.1
Q3 117.1 112.6 117.2 112.3 117.1 112.2 115.3 119.9 115.4 119.8 115.0 119.6
Q4 120.3 114.7 119.7 114.3 119.6 114.1 117.1 123.0 116.4 121.4 116.0 120.9
2010 Q1 123.6 116.5 122.2 115.8 122.1 115.7 121.8 127.7 120.7 125.0 120.2 124.2
Q2 124.3 118.4 121.7 117.5 121.5 117.4 125.4 133.3 123.7 130.1 123.0 128.7
Q3 122.7 118.0 120.7 117.3 120.5 117.2 124.2 132.1 123.0 129.9 122.2 128.8
Q4 126.1 120.0 123.3 119.0 123.0 118.8 125.8 136.1 123.7 132.2 122.9 130.8
2009 Jun 115.9 111.8 116.1 111.6 116.1 111.5 115.0 120.1 115.2 120.4 114.8 120.2
Jul 115.6 111.6 116.0 111.5 115.9 111.3 114.8 118.6 115.2 119.3 114.7 119.0
Aug 117.1 112.3 116.7 111.9 116.6 111.8 115.2 120.4 114.9 119.3 114.5 119.1
Sep 118.7 113.8 118.8 113.6 118.8 113.4 116.0 120.8 116.1 120.7 115.7 120.6
Oct 120.7 115.1 120.4 114.7 120.3 114.5 117.1 123.0 116.7 121.8 116.3 121.3
Nov 118.6 114.4 117.5 113.9 117.5 113.7 116.6 122.7 115.7 120.6 115.3 120.3
Dec 121.7 114.7 121.1 114.2 121.1 114.0 117.5 123.3 116.9 121.7 116.4 121.0
2010 Jan 122.0 115.1 120.9 114.5 120.9 114.4 119.6 125.1 118.7 122.9 118.2 122.4
Feb 123.0 116.0 121.9 115.4 121.8 115.3 121.3 126.6 120.5 124.4 119.9 123.7
Mar 125.9 118.4 123.8 117.5 123.7 117.3 124.5 131.4 123.0 127.8 122.4 126.5
Apr 125.9 118.4 122.9 117.3 122.7 117.2 124.7 132.6 122.5 127.9 121.9 126.9
May 123.6 118.7 121.0 117.9 120.7 117.7 126.3 133.7 124.6 131.0 123.9 129.3
Jun 123.4 118.2 121.2 117.4 121.0 117.3 125.3 133.5 123.9 131.3 123.2 129.9
Jul 122.8 117.8 120.8 117.1 120.7 117.0 124.2 131.8 123.0 129.8 122.3 128.7
Aug 122.0 117.5 119.9 116.8 119.7 116.7 123.8 131.6 122.6 129.3 121.8 128.3
Sep 123.2 118.7 121.3 118.0 121.1 117.8 124.5 132.8 123.3 130.6 122.5 129.3
Oct 125.7 120.0 123.4 119.2 123.2 119.0 125.3 134.8 123.6 131.8 122.9 130.7
Nov 125.6 119.6 123.0 118.7 122.8 118.5 125.2 134.9 123.3 131.3 122.5 130.1
Dec 127.0 120.3 123.4 119.0 123.1 118.8 126.8 138.6 124.3 133.4 123.4 131.5

2010 Dec 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 2.7 0.8 1.6 0.7 1.1
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 120.3 114.7 119.7 114.3 119.6 114.1 117.1 123.0 116.4 121.4 116.0 120.9
2010 Sep 122.7 118.0 120.7 117.3 120.5 117.2 124.2 132.1 123.0 129.9 122.2 128.8
2010 Dec 126.1 120.0 123.3 119.0 123.0 118.8 125.8 136.1 123.7 132.2 122.9 130.8

Previous 3 months 2.8 1.7 2.2 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.3 3.1 0.6 1.7 0.6 1.6
†
3 Includes trade with the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Mar-
tinique and Reunion.
TRADE IN OIL1
Seasonally adjusted
Expor ts Impor ts
Crude oil (SITC 333) Crude oil (SITC 333)

Balance of Rest of Rest of
2
Trade in Oil Total million Avg value SITC 33 Total million Avg value2 SITC 33
£ million £ million £ million tonnes per tonne £ £ million £ million £ million tonnes per tonne £ £ million
ENXQ ELBL BQNI BOQM BPBN BOQN ENXO BQNJ BQBH BQAX BQAY
2008 −5 809 32 212 16 588 43.13 392 15 624 38 021 20 167 51.78 389 17 854
2009 −3 011 24 671 12 499 43.42 288 12 172 27 682 13 888 49.42 281 13 794
2010 −4 214 32 316 16 529 43.35 381 15 787 36 530 19 120 50.23 381 17 410
2008 Q3 −2 007 9 033 4 152 8.97 463 4 881 11 040 6 026 12.76 472 5 014
Q4 −838 6 902 3 736 12.86 291 3 166 7 740 3 812 13.06 292 3 928
2009 Q1 −800 5 415 2 715 11.08 245 2 700 6 215 2 876 13.09 220 3 339
Q2 −356 5 825 3 213 11.55 278 2 612 6 181 3 015 11.11 271 3 166
Q3 −1 145 6 268 3 049 10.05 303 3 219 7 413 4 003 12.97 309 3 410
Q4 −710 7 163 3 522 10.74 328 3 641 7 873 3 994 12.25 326 3 879
2010 Q1 −598 7 524 4 033 11.25 358 3 491 8 122 4 163 11.79 353 3 959
Q2 −680 8 229 4 294 11.09 387 3 935 8 909 4 742 12.08 393 4 167
Q3 −2 557 7 123 3 168 8.47 374 3 955 9 680 5 024 13.34 377 4 656
Q4 −379 9 440 5 034 12.54 401 4 406 9 819 5 191 13.02 399 4 628
2010 Jul −761 2 580 1 142 3.06 373 1 438 3 341 1 631 4.35 375 1 710
Aug −803 2 173 1 104 2.98 370 1 069 2 976 1 592 4.07 391 1 384
Sep −993 2 370 922 2.43 379 1 448 3 363 1 801 4.92 366 1 562
Oct 144 2 765 1 331 3.45 386 1 434 2 621 1 300 3.39 383 1 321
Nov −382 3 214 1 801 4.53 398 1 413 3 596 1 917 4.79 400 1 679
Dec −141 3 461 1 902 4.56 417 1 559 3 602 1 974 4.84 408 1 628
3 months ended:
2009 Dec −710 7 163 3 522 10.74 327 3 641 7 873 3 994 12.25 324 3 879
2010 Sep −2 557 7 123 3 168 8.47 374 3 955 9 680 5 024 13.34 377 4 656
2010 Dec −379 9 440 5 034 12.54 400 4 406 9 819 5 191 13.02 397 4 628

Previous 3 months 32.5 58.9 48.1 7.0 11.4 1.4 3.3 −2.4 5.2 −0.6
Same 3 months last year 31.8 42.9 16.8 22.3 21.0 24.7 30.0 6.3 22.4 19.3
†
1 Trade in petroleum and petroleum products. These figures differ from those Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change which are
compiled from different sources and are on a time of shipment basis.
2 The average value per tonne may reflect not only changes in price but also
changes in the commodity mix.
8 VALUE OF TRADE IN GOODS BY COMMODITY
Food, beverages and Basic materials

tobacco (SITC 0 + 1) (SITC 2 + 4) Fuels (SITC 3)
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance
BOPL BQAR ELBE BOPM BQAS ELBF BOPN BQAT ELBG

2008 13 738 31 141 −17 403 6 637 10 998 −4 361 35 762 48 589 −12 827
2009 14 517 32 306 −17 789 5 192 7 594 −2 402 27 033 35 113 −8 080
2010 16 079 33 429 −17 350 7 344 10 248 −2 904 36 154 45 418 −9 264
2008 Q4 3 503 8 031 −4 528 1 302 2 410 −1 108 7 881 10 909 −3 028
2009 Q1 3 572 8 101 −4 529 1 156 1 915 −759 6 208 8 885 −2 677
Q2 3 622 8 096 −4 474 1 234 1 830 −596 6 439 7 894 −1 455
Q3 3 571 7 827 −4 256 1 301 1 859 −558 6 688 8 859 −2 171
Q4 3 752 8 282 −4 530 1 501 1 990 −489 7 698 9 475 −1 777
2010 Q1 3 831 7 990 −4 159 1 647 2 305 −658 8 229 10 006 −1 777
Q2 4 010 8 319 −4 309 1 880 2 436 −556 9 234 10 722 −1 488
Q3 4 110 8 329 −4 219 1 837 2 677 −840 8 196 11 926 −3 730
Q4 4 128 8 791 −4 663 1 980 2 830 −850 10 495 12 764 −2 269
2010 Jul 1 333 2 764 −1 431 592 924 −332 3 037 4 060 −1 023
Aug 1 370 2 773 −1 403 616 854 −238 2 496 3 813 −1 317
Sep 1 407 2 792 −1 385 629 899 −270 2 663 4 053 −1 390
Oct 1 370 2 870 −1 500 606 926 −320 3 203 3 473 −270
Nov 1 444 2 984 −1 540 711 950 −239 3 520 4 482 −962
Dec 1 314 2 937 −1 623 663 954 −291 3 772 4 809 −1 037
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 3 752 8 282 −4 530 1 501 1 990 −489 7 698 9 475 −1 777
2010 Sep 4 110 8 329 −4 219 1 837 2 677 −840 8 196 11 926 −3 730
2010 Dec 4 128 8 791 −4 663 1 980 2 830 −850 10 495 12 764 −2 269

Previous 3 months 0.4 5.5 7.8 5.7 28.1 7.0
Same 3 months last year 10.0 6.1 31.9 42.2 36.3 34.7
Semi-manufactures Finished manufactures Total manufactures Miscellaneous

(SITC 5 + 6) (SITC 7 + 8) (SITC 5 to 8) (SITC 9)
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance
BOPO BQAU ELBH BOPP BQAV ELBI BPAN BQBD ELBJ BOQL BQAW BQKX
2008 76 317 79 889 −3 572 117 840 172 018 −54 178 194 157 251 907 −57 750 1 791 2 567 −776
2009 71 488 74 854 −3 366 107 393 157 414 −50 021 178 881 232 268 −53 387 2 022 2 729 −707
2010 80 087 88 176 −8 089 124 189 183 140 −58 951 204 276 271 316 −67 040 2 226 2 867 −641
2008 Q4 18 551 19 209 −658 28 669 41 247 −12 578 47 220 60 456 −13 236 488 803 −315
2009 Q1 17 693 18 626 −933 26 684 38 829 −12 145 44 377 57 455 −13 078 456 609 −153
Q2 16 917 18 435 −1 518 25 881 37 810 −11 929 42 798 56 245 −13 447 444 632 −188
Q3 18 146 18 156 −10 26 500 39 048 −12 548 44 646 57 204 −12 558 506 676 −170
Q4 18 732 19 637 −905 28 328 41 727 −13 399 47 060 61 364 −14 304 616 812 −196
2010 Q1 19 307 21 172 −1 865 28 971 42 707 −13 736 48 278 63 879 −15 601 507 716 −209
Q2 19 919 21 656 −1 737 30 510 45 081 −14 571 50 429 66 737 −16 308 536 635 −99
Q3 20 083 22 470 −2 387 31 817 46 366 −14 549 51 900 68 836 −16 936 550 694 −144
Q4 20 778 22 878 −2 100 32 891 48 986 −16 095 53 669 71 864 −18 195 633 822 −189
2010 Jul 6 539 7 613 −1 074 10 584 15 330 −4 746 17 123 22 943 −5 820 184 231 −47
Aug 6 911 7 659 −748 10 487 15 455 −4 968 17 398 23 114 −5 716 179 215 −36
Sep 6 633 7 198 −565 10 746 15 581 −4 835 17 379 22 779 −5 400 187 248 −61
Oct 6 756 7 693 −937 10 746 16 115 −5 369 17 502 23 808 −6 306 196 259 −63
Nov 7 046 7 651 −605 10 919 15 957 −5 038 17 965 23 608 −5 643 200 276 −76
Dec 6 976 7 534 −558 11 226 16 914 −5 688 18 202 24 448 −6 246 237 287 −50
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 18 732 19 637 −905 28 328 41 727 −13 399 47 060 61 364 −14 304 616 812 −196
2010 Sep 20 083 22 470 −2 387 31 817 46 366 −14 549 51 900 68 836 −16 936 550 694 −144
2010 Dec 20 778 22 878 −2 100 32 891 48 986 −16 095 53 669 71 864 −18 195 633 822 −189

Previous 3 months 3.5 1.8 3.4 5.7 3.4 4.4 15.1 18.4
1
EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months 0.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 1.9
†
1 These are defined as precious stones and silver in semi-manufactures, and Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
as ships and aircraft in finished manufactures.
VOLUME INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) BY COMMODITY 1
Indices 2006=100 seasonally adjusted
Food, beverages Finished

and tobacco Basic materials Fuels Semi-manufactures manufactures Total manufactures
(SITC 0 + 1) (SITC 2 + 4) (SITC 3) (SITC 5 + 6) (SITC 7 + 8) (SITC 5 to 8)
Weights2 45 78 20 25 104 97 266 217 560 577 826 794

(total trade = 1000)
BPEM BQBK BAFB BQBL BAFC BQBM BAHA BQBN BAHY ELAB BOGT ELAJ
2008 108 102 119 111 99 109 106 103 78 89 88 93
2009 111 97 106 79 99 100 92 92 66 76 75 80
2010 115 98 130 95 103 108 104 103 74 86 84 90
2008 Q3 110 101 129 115 98 105 109 106 79 90 89 94

Q4 105 98 101 96 111 124 98 95 72 81 81 85
2009 Q1 107 96 90 78 104 114 89 90 66 74 73 78

Q2 112 97 108 80 100 91 88 91 64 72 72 78
Q3 111 95 107 77 95 98 95 91 66 76 75 80
Q4 115 100 119 80 96 97 97 95 70 81 78 85
2010 Q1 111 97 121 90 97 99 98 103 70 82 79 88

Q2 116 99 131 91 107 101 104 101 73 85 83 89
Q3 117 97 132 98 98 115 106 104 76 86 86 91
Q4 117 100 135 102 110 117 108 103 78 91 88 94
2010 Jul 115 98 132 103 108 119 104 107 76 85 85 91

Aug 117 97 129 94 90 111 110 107 76 86 87 92
Sep 120 97 135 98 95 116 104 98 77 86 86 89
Oct 117 99 126 99 109 99 106 105 76 89 86 93
Nov 122 101 144 103 113 124 109 104 78 89 88 93
Dec 113 99 136 103 107 127 108 101 80 94 89 96
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 115 100 119 80 96 97 97 95 70 81 78 85
2010 Sep 117 97 132 98 98 115 106 104 76 86 86 91
2010 Dec 117 100 135 102 110 117 108 103 78 91 88 94

Previous 3 months 0.0 2.4 2.5 3.4 12.3 1.2 1.6 −0.6 2.2 5.8 1.9 3.7
Same 3 months last year 2.0 −0.7 14.0 27.6 13.8 19.9 11.4 8.4 10.9 12.4 11.9 11.0
3
EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months −0.3 −0.9 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.5
†
2 The weights shown are in proportion to the total value of trade in 2006 and
are used to combine the volume indices to calculate the totals for 2007 on-
wards. For 2006 and earlier, totals are calculated using the equivalent
weights for the previous year (eg totals for 2006 use 2005 weights).
3 These are defined as precious stones and silver in semi-manufactures, and
PRICE INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) BY COMMODITY1
10 Balance of Payments Consistent basis
Indices 2006=100 not seasonally adjusted
Food, beverages Finished

and tobacco Basic materials Fuels Semi-manufactures manufactures Total manufactures
(SITC 0 + 1) (SITC 2 + 4) (SITC 3) (SITC 5 + 6) (SITC 7 + 8) (SITC 5 to 8)
Weights2 45 78 20 25 104 97 266 217 560 577 826 794

(total trade = 1000)
BPAI ELAN BPAW ELAO BPDU ELAP BQAA ELAQ BQAB ELAR BQAI ELAY
2008 117 124 120 126 145 152 112 112 109 106 110 108
2009 122 134 110 123 108 118 122 119 116 115 118 116
2010 129 138 128 142 141 147 122 128 121 118 122 121
2008 Q3 118 127 127 129 169 176 114 114 109 105 111 108
Q4 121 133 113 125 111 118 119 117 114 112 115 113
2009 Q1 123 136 113 124 91 105 125 121 117 117 120 118
Q2 122 135 106 119 104 115 121 118 116 115 117 115
Q3 119 132 108 122 115 121 119 117 116 113 117 114
Q4 122 134 113 126 124 131 122 120 117 114 118 116
2010 Q1 129 135 121 134 134 141 123 123 120 116 121 118
Q2 129 137 131 143 144 149 123 129 121 118 121 121
Q3 128 138 128 143 137 143 120 129 121 118 121 121
Q4 129 143 131 147 148 156 123 133 122 118 123 122
2010 Jul 128 137 126 142 138 142 120 127 121 118 121 121
Aug 127 138 127 142 137 144 119 128 120 117 120 120
Sep 128 140 130 144 137 143 121 131 121 118 121 121
Oct 130 141 130 146 143 151 123 132 122 118 123 122
Nov 129 143 130 146 146 153 122 133 122 118 122 122
Dec 128 144 132 148 156 163 123 134 122 118 123 123
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 122 134 113 126 124 131 122 120 117 114 118 116
2010 Sep 128 138 128 143 137 143 120 129 121 118 121 121
2010 Dec 129 143 131 147 148 156 123 133 122 118 123 122

Previous 3 months 1.0 3.1 2.3 2.8 8.0 8.9 2.2 3.4 1.1 0.3 1.7 1.4
3
EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months 2.2 2.6 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.1
Same 3 months last year −0.3 9.2 4.6 3.5 3.1 4.9
†
2 The weights shown are in proportion to the total value of trade in 2006 and
are used to combine the volume indices to calculate the totals for 2007 on-
wards. For 2006 and earlier, totals are calculated using the equivalent
weights for the previous year (eg totals for 2006 use 2005 weights).
3 These are defined as precious stones and silver in semi-manufactures, and
11 TRADE IN GOODS WITH SELECTED EU TRADING PARTNERS
Balance of Payments Consistent basis
Belgium & Luxembourg France Germany Irish Republic
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance
CHNQ CHNY CHNF ENYL ENYP ENYT ENYO ENYS ENYW CHNS CHOA CHNH
2008 13 619 17 344 −3 725 18 168 23 199 −5 031 27 970 44 689 −16 719 19 124 12 250 6 874
2009 11 060 15 748 −4 688 17 171 20 472 −3 301 24 195 39 827 −15 632 15 917 12 457 3 460
2010 13 653 17 974 −4 321 19 290 21 704 −2 414 27 957 45 256 −17 299 16 928 12 942 3 986
2008 Q3 3 652 4 400 −748 4 776 5 789 −1 013 7 067 11 315 −4 248 4 787 3 151 1 636
Q4 3 363 3 951 −588 4 345 5 400 −1 055 6 718 10 011 −3 293 4 410 3 025 1 385
2009 Q1 2 868 3 647 −779 4 146 5 074 −928 5 943 9 457 −3 514 4 031 3 182 849
Q2 2 791 3 717 −926 3 931 4 915 −984 5 715 9 337 −3 622 3 940 3 229 711
Q3 2 639 4 020 −1 381 4 469 5 092 −623 6 218 10 066 −3 848 3 843 2 781 1 062
Q4 2 762 4 364 −1 602 4 625 5 391 −766 6 319 10 967 −4 648 4 103 3 265 838
2010 Q1 3 130 4 422 −1 292 4 554 5 126 −572 6 692 10 932 −4 240 4 034 3 024 1 010
Q2 3 281 4 390 −1 109 4 739 5 198 −459 6 756 11 162 −4 406 4 134 3 206 928
Q3 3 513 4 487 −974 4 677 5 655 −978 6 629 11 083 −4 454 4 321 3 241 1 080
Q4 3 729 4 675 −946 5 320 5 725 −405 7 880 12 079 −4 199 4 439 3 471 968
2010 Jul 1 218 1 473 −255 1 588 1 779 −191 2 104 3 547 −1 443 1 441 1 080 361
Aug 1 172 1 519 −347 1 518 1 984 −466 2 287 3 668 −1 381 1 441 1 202 239
Sep 1 123 1 495 −372 1 571 1 892 −321 2 238 3 868 −1 630 1 439 959 480
Oct 1 271 1 498 −227 1 730 1 913 −183 2 524 3 929 −1 405 1 471 1 175 296
Nov 1 250 1 532 −282 1 712 1 891 −179 2 489 4 027 −1 538 1 452 1 164 288
Dec 1 208 1 645 −437 1 878 1 921 −43 2 867 4 123 −1 256 1 516 1 132 384
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 2 762 4 364 −1 602 4 625 5 391 −766 6 319 10 967 −4 648 4 103 3 265 838
2010 Sep 3 513 4 487 −974 4 677 5 655 −978 6 629 11 083 −4 454 4 321 3 241 1 080
2010 Dec 3 729 4 675 −946 5 320 5 725 −405 7 880 12 079 −4 199 4 439 3 471 968

Previous 3 months 6.1 4.2 13.7 1.2 18.9 9.0 2.7 7.1
Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden
CHNO CHNW CHOE CHNP CHNX CHNE CHNV CHOD CHNM CHNA CHND CHVI
2008 9 399 14 160 −4 761 19 905 25 840 −5 935 10 230 10 783 −553 5 213 6 808 −1 595
2009 8 282 12 108 −3 826 18 179 21 952 −3 773 9 194 9 450 −256 4 210 5 493 −1 283
2010 8 782 13 898 −5 116 21 559 26 408 −4 849 9 881 10 303 −422 5 534 6 590 −1 056
2008 Q3 2 407 3 486 −1 079 5 541 6 818 −1 277 2 672 2 724 −52 1 382 1 718 −336
Q4 2 132 3 279 −1 147 4 488 5 823 −1 335 2 236 2 406 −170 1 177 1 518 −341
2009 Q1 2 127 3 017 −890 4 448 5 665 −1 217 2 217 2 257 −40 1 014 1 264 −250
Q2 1 979 2 862 −883 4 068 5 262 −1 194 2 081 2 189 −108 1 010 1 300 −290
Q3 2 097 3 091 −994 4 636 5 154 −518 2 264 2 398 −134 1 018 1 409 −391
Q4 2 079 3 138 −1 059 5 027 5 871 −844 2 632 2 606 26 1 168 1 520 −352
2010 Q1 2 117 3 273 −1 156 5 265 6 220 −955 2 502 2 616 −114 1 349 1 516 −167
Q2 2 195 3 574 −1 379 6 001 6 402 −401 2 517 2 625 −108 1 268 1 585 −317
Q3 2 133 3 340 −1 207 4 769 6 869 −2 100 2 326 2 502 −176 1 443 1 649 −206
Q4 2 337 3 711 −1 374 5 524 6 917 −1 393 2 536 2 560 −24 1 474 1 840 −366
2010 Jul 701 1 087 −386 1 588 2 428 −840 706 870 −164 541 579 −38
Aug 725 1 110 −385 1 666 2 218 −552 803 844 −41 455 517 −62
Sep 707 1 143 −436 1 515 2 223 −708 817 788 29 447 553 −106
Oct 752 1 524 −772 1 735 2 143 −408 807 792 15 571 566 5
Nov 777 1 139 −362 1 937 2 337 −400 868 864 4 452 618 −166
Dec 808 1 048 −240 1 852 2 437 −585 861 904 −43 451 656 −205
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 2 079 3 138 −1 059 5 027 5 871 −844 2 632 2 606 26 1 168 1 520 −352
2010 Sep 2 133 3 340 −1 207 4 769 6 869 −2 100 2 326 2 502 −176 1 443 1 649 −206
2010 Dec 2 337 3 711 −1 374 5 524 6 917 −1 393 2 536 2 560 −24 1 474 1 840 −366

Previous 3 months 9.6 11.1 15.8 0.7 9.0 2.3 2.1 11.6
Same 3 months last year 12.4 18.3 9.9 17.8 −3.6 −1.8 26.2 21.1
†
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
12 TRADE IN GOODS WITH SELECTED NON-EU TRADING PARTNERS
Balance of Payments Consistent basis
Canada China Hong Kong Japan
EOBC EOBW EOCQ ERDN ERDZ EREL ERDG ERDS EREE EOBD EOBX EOCR
2008 3 266 5 824 −2 558 5 084 23 175 −18 091 3 676 8 080 −4 404 3 908 8 547 −4 639
2009 3 335 4 528 −1 193 5 399 24 300 −18 901 3 735 7 661 −3 926 3 562 6 659 −3 097
2010 4 142 5 908 −1 766 7 607 30 429 −22 822 4 460 8 128 −3 668 4 331 8 160 −3 829
2008 Q3 901 1 551 −650 1 322 6 087 −4 765 850 2 120 −1 270 967 2 073 −1 106
Q4 885 1 454 −569 1 163 6 358 −5 195 844 2 056 −1 212 922 2 105 −1 183
2009 Q1 816 1 297 −481 1 175 5 940 −4 765 880 1 978 −1 098 919 1 668 −749
Q2 817 1 138 −321 1 265 6 071 −4 806 986 1 888 −902 781 1 638 −857
Q3 796 1 016 −220 1 396 5 959 −4 563 880 1 896 −1 016 902 1 701 −799
Q4 906 1 077 −171 1 563 6 330 −4 767 989 1 899 −910 960 1 652 −692
2010 Q1 1 053 1 334 −281 1 706 6 856 −5 150 962 1 934 −972 1 046 1 864 −818
Q2 906 1 482 −576 1 829 7 478 −5 649 1 087 2 034 −947 1 096 1 929 −833
Q3 1 012 1 483 −471 2 000 8 111 −6 111 1 227 2 119 −892 1 122 2 181 −1 059
Q4 1 171 1 609 −438 2 072 7 984 −5 912 1 184 2 041 −857 1 067 2 186 −1 119
2010 Jun 299 443 −144 622 2 664 −2 042 340 718 −378 369 653 −284
Jul 315 482 −167 636 2 872 −2 236 386 759 −373 362 728 −366
Aug 383 496 −113 625 2 607 −1 982 418 687 −269 336 691 −355
Sep 314 505 −191 739 2 632 −1 893 423 673 −250 424 762 −338
Oct 347 544 −197 645 2 664 −2 019 415 658 −243 363 720 −357
Nov 446 666 −220 756 2 556 −1 800 386 675 −289 357 727 −370
Dec 378 399 −21 671 2 764 −2 093 383 708 −325 347 739 −392
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 906 1 077 −171 1 563 6 330 −4 767 989 1 899 −910 960 1 652 −692
2010 Sep 1 012 1 483 −471 2 000 8 111 −6 111 1 227 2 119 −892 1 122 2 181 −1 059
2010 Dec 1 171 1 609 −438 2 072 7 984 −5 912 1 184 2 041 −857 1 067 2 186 −1 119

Previous 3 months 15.7 8.5 3.6 −1.6 −3.5 −3.7 −4.9 0.2
Norway South Korea Switzerland USA inc Puerto Rico
EPLX EPMX EPNX ERDM ERDY EREK EPLV EPMV EPNV J9C5 J9C6 J9C4
2008 2 849 21 609 −18 760 2 552 3 510 −958 4 656 5 256 −600 35 471 26 009 9 462
2009 2 805 15 913 −13 108 2 163 2 857 −694 3 938 5 232 −1 294 33 979 24 604 9 375
2010 3 055 20 785 −17 730 2 342 2 574 −232 5 170 7 351 −2 181 38 272 27 658 10 614
2008 Q3 688 5 500 −4 812 634 851 −217 1 174 1 379 −205 9 051 6 936 2 115
Q4 777 4 762 −3 985 554 868 −314 1 182 1 392 −210 8 393 6 647 1 746
2009 Q1 672 4 230 −3 558 436 786 −350 936 1 170 −234 8 765 6 972 1 793
Q2 729 3 393 −2 664 519 786 −267 972 1 287 −315 7 898 5 928 1 970
Q3 647 4 041 −3 394 546 650 −104 902 1 403 −501 8 377 5 520 2 857
Q4 757 4 249 −3 492 662 635 27 1 128 1 372 −244 8 939 6 184 2 755
2010 Q1 656 4 860 −4 204 539 622 −83 1 104 2 356 −1 252 9 024 6 373 2 651
Q2 801 4 735 −3 934 635 660 −25 1 229 1 675 −446 9 482 6 766 2 716
Q3 802 5 243 −4 441 627 653 −26 1 353 1 547 −194 9 897 7 016 2 881
Q4 796 5 947 −5 151 541 639 −98 1 484 1 773 −289 9 869 7 503 2 366
2010 Jun 266 1 641 −1 375 164 228 −64 453 529 −76 3 454 2 391 1 063
Jul 321 1 904 −1 583 239 216 23 470 553 −83 3 323 2 425 898
Aug 194 1 595 −1 401 174 209 −35 454 549 −95 3 252 2 300 952
Sep 287 1 744 −1 457 214 228 −14 429 445 −16 3 322 2 291 1 031
Oct 231 1 414 −1 183 189 220 −31 404 592 −188 3 309 2 396 913
Nov 309 2 072 −1 763 170 199 −29 475 583 −108 3 298 2 465 833
Dec 256 2 461 −2 205 182 220 −38 605 598 7 3 262 2 642 620
3 months ended:
2009 Dec 757 4 249 −3 492 662 635 27 1 128 1 372 −244 8 939 6 184 2 755
2010 Sep 802 5 243 −4 441 627 653 −26 1 353 1 547 −194 9 897 7 016 2 881
2010 Dec 796 5 947 −5 151 541 639 −98 1 484 1 773 −289 9 869 7 503 2 366

Previous 3 months −0.7 13.4 −13.7 −2.1 9.7 14.6 −0.3 6.9
Same 3 months last year 5.2 40.0 −18.3 0.6 31.6 29.2 10.4 21.3
†
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
TRADE IN GOODS EXCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS TO TRADE
13 ASSOCIATED WITH MTIC FRAUD1 2
£ million
MTIC fraud Chained

trade adj’ment Current price Current price Current price volume measure
Total imports Total EU imports Total non-EU imports Total imports

Value of less MTIC less MTIC less MTIC less MTIC
trade adjustment adjustment adjustment adjustment
OFNN BQHQ CLAS CLAT BQHS

2002 11 496 222 733 125 435 97 298 237 711
2003 4 484 232 443 132 920 99 522 248 633
2004 2 688 249 086 139 835 109 244 268 023
2005 11 057 269 140 147 106 122 034 278 476
2006 22 378 297 567 161 371 136 198 297 567
2007 2 138 308 474 167 661 140 811 309 384
2008 2 272 342 930 178 798 164 131 303 788
2009 2 032 307 978 160 107 147 871 265 606
2010 2 478 360 800 182 129 178 669 295 346
2008 Q3 660 89 113 45 374 43 775 76 598

Q4 421 82 188 41 147 40 984 71 570
2009 Q1 414 76 551 38 837 37 787 66 301

Q2 484 74 213 38 054 35 886 64 067
Q3 539 75 886 39 788 36 287 65 824
Q4 595 81 328 43 428 37 911 69 414
2010 Q1 603 84 293 43 418 41 012 71 293

Q2 613 88 236 44 762 43 273 72 385
Q3 576 91 886 45 742 46 353 74 651
Q4 686 96 385 48 207 48 031 77 017
2009 Aug 148 24 486 13 001 11 519 21 297

Sep 243 26 210 13 811 12 420 22 602
Oct 224 26 924 14 258 12 696 22 888
Nov 181 26 631 14 476 12 198 22 653
Dec 190 27 773 14 694 13 017 23 874
2010 Jan 151 27 740 14 323 13 378 23 748

Feb 190 27 532 14 160 13 307 23 430
Mar 262 29 021 14 935 14 327 24 115
Apr 235 28 924 15 027 13 871 23 837
May 205 29 397 14 941 14 371 24 222
Jun 173 29 915 14 794 15 031 24 326
Jul 178 30 744 15 104 15 770 25 065

Aug 195 30 574 15 441 15 194 24 969
Sep 203 30 568 15 197 15 388 24 617
Oct 198 31 138 15 858 15 262 25 032
Nov 256 32 044 16 002 16 094 25 702
Dec 231 33 204 16 348 16 676 26 283

Previous 3 months 18.9 4.9 5.4 3.6 3.2
Same 3 months last year 15.1 18.5 11.0 26.7 11.0
Percentage change, latest quarter compared with:

Previous quarter 19.1 4.9 5.4 3.6 3.2
Same quarter last year 15.3 18.5 11.0 26.7 11.0
†
1 The adjustments are for the missing declarations (non response) and do Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010.
not reflect the overall level of MTIC-related trade
2 From April 2010, data are presented in £ million to bring this table in line
with others in this Statistical Bulletin. Previously, data were presented in £
billion.
14R SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
Balance of Payments Basis
£ million
Trade in services (seasonally Trade in goods & services Growth rates for volume and price indices
Trade in goods 1 adjusted)2 (seasonally adjusted) (2006=100)
Value (seasonally adjusted) Volume excluding oil

£ million £ Million £ Million and erratics Prices
Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Balance Expor ts Impor ts Balance Exports Imports Exports Imports
BOKG BOKH BOKI IKBB IKBC IKBD IKBH IKBI IKBJ
2008 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2009 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2010 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2008 Q2 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Q3 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Q4 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2009 Q1 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Q2 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Q3 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Q4 − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2010 Q1 26 208 −182 − − − 26 208 −182 − 0.2 0.1 −

Q2 126 192 −66 − − − 126 192 −66 0.1 0.1 − 0.2
Q3 415 553 −138 − − − 415 553 −138 0.2 − 0.2 0.3
Q4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2008 Apr − − − − − − − − − − − − −
May − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Jun − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Jul − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Aug − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Sep − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Oct − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Nov − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Dec − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2009 Jan − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Feb − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mar − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Apr − − − − − − − − − − − − −
May − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Jun − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Jul − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Aug − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Sep − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Oct − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Nov − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Dec − − − − − − − − − − − − −
2010 Jan −9 69 −78 − − − −9 69 −78 − 0.2 0.2 −

Feb 10 102 −92 − − − 10 102 −92 0.2 0.2 − −
Mar 25 37 −12 − − − 25 37 −12 −0.3 −0.1 − −
Apr 20 65 −45 − − − 20 65 −45 0.4 0.1 − −
May 43 39 4 − − − 43 39 4 −0.1 − 0.1 −
Jun 63 88 −25 − − − 63 88 −25 0.1 −0.2 − 0.4
Jul 102 118 −16 − − − 102 118 −16 − 0.3 − −0.1

Aug 207 215 −8 − − − 207 215 −8 0.5 0.1 − 0.2
Sep 106 220 −114 − − − 106 220 −114 −0.3 −0.2 0.2 0.2
Oct 168 36 132 − − − 168 36 132 −0.1 0.1 −0.5 −0.6
Nov 200 −76 276 − 100 −100 200 24 176 −0.3 −0.1 0.1 −0.1
Dec .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
3 month on 3 month comparison:
2009 Jul − − − −
Aug − − − −
Sep − − − −
Oct − − − −
Nov − − − −
Dec − − − −
2010 Jan − 0.1 0.1 −

Feb − 0.2 0.1 −
Mar − 0.3 0.2 −
Apr 0.1 0.2 0.1 −
May − 0.1 0.1 −
Jun 0.2 − 0.1 0.1
Jul 0.2 − 0.1 0.1

Aug 0.3 − − 0.3
Sep 0.2 − − 0.3
Oct 0.2 − − 0.2
Nov −0.3 − − −
Dec .. .. .. ..
1 2
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is Januar y 2010 Earliest data for revisions to trade in services is October 2010.
Statistical Bulletin: UK trade – December 2010
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Next publication: 09 March 2011

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UK Trade

Seasonally adjusted: £ billion

2009 Dec -3.7 -3.5 -7.2 4.7 -2.4

2010 Oct -3.5 -5.0 -8.5 4.6 -3.9

Balance of UK trade Balance of UK trade in goods

2009 2010 2009 2010

Summary of first annual data for trade in goods in 2010

Trade in Goods by commodity, 2010 compared with 2009

Value of total trade in goods (seasonally adjusted)

Change in key commodity value, December 10 compared with November 10

Change in key commodity value, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

Value of UK trade in goods Value of UK trade in goods excluding oil

2009 2010 2009 2010

Trade in goods – EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Change in key commodity value, December 10 compared with November 10

Change in key commodity value, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

Balance of trade in goods – EU countries

Trade in goods – non-EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Change in key commodity value, December 10 compared with November 10

Change in key commodity value, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

Balance of trade in goods – non-EU countries

Trade in goods – one month geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

December 2010 compared with November 2010

Significant Partner Country 1 Month Balances

Trade in goods – quarterly geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2010

Significant Partner Country 3 Month Balances

Change in key commodity volume, December 10 compared with November 10

Change in commodity volume, Q4 10 compared with Q3 10

2009 2010 2009 2010

Trade in oil (seasonally adjusted)

Balance on trade in oil

Trade in services (seasonally adjusted)

Value of UK trade in services

UK Trade records page for December 2010

1. Annual from 1946, Quarterly from 1955, Monthly from 1992

Key issues specific to this statistical bulletin

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Basis for the statistics

VAT Missing Trader Community (MTIC) fraud

Revisions Analysis £ million

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1 Value of UK trade in goods and services

Percentage change, latest month compared with:

Percentage change, latest 3 months compared with:

Percentage change, latest month compared with:

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Percentage change, latest 3 months compared with:

2 EMU Members plus Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,

3 EU (25) plus Bulgaria and Romania

4 Total less EU (27)

Volume (seasonally adjusted) Price index (not seasonally adjusted)

Total excluding oil Total excluding oil

Percentage change, latest month compared with:

Percentage change, latest 3 months compared with:

Volume (seasonally adjusted) Price index (not seasonally adjusted)

Total excluding oil and Total excluding oil and

3 month on 3 month comparison:

Total excluding Total excluding

Percentage change on previous month: