UK Trade: Date: 12 July 2011 Coverage: United Kingdom Theme: The Economy

UK Trade
May 2011
Date: 12 July 2011
Coverage: United Kingdom
Theme: The Economy
The UKs seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was 4.1 billion in May,
compared with the deficit of 3.1 billion in April.
The seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods was 8.5 billion in May, compared with the deficit
of 7.6 billion in April.
The seasonally adjusted surplus on trade in services was estimated at 4.4 billion in May,
compared with the surplus of 4.5 billion in April.
Excluding oil and erratic items, the seasonally adjusted volume of exports was 1.9 per cent higher
and the volume of imports was 6.0 per cent higher in May, compared with April.
Export prices of goods fell by 1.7 per cent and import prices of goods fell by 0.4 per cent, compared
with April.
UK Trade Balance
Balance of trade
Balance of
in goods
EU
Non-EU
trade in
services
World
Total trade
balance
Seasonally adjusted: billion

2010
May
-3.5
-4.4
-7.9
3.8
-4.0
2011
Mar
-3.2
-4.5
-7.7
4.8
-2.9
Apr
-3.1
-4.5
-7.6
4.5
-3.1
May
-3.4
-5.1
-8.5
4.4
-4.1
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
billion
Seasonally adjusted
billion
2010
2011
2010
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
Mar
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
2011
Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 2
Value of total trade in goods (seasonally adjusted)

In May, the UKs deficit on trade in goods widened by 0.8 billion to 8.5 billion, compared with the
deficit of 7.6 billion in April.
Total exports rose by 1.0 billion (4.2 per cent) to 25.4 billion, and total imports rose by 1.8 billion
(5.8 per cent) to 33.8 billion. At the commodity level:
Change in key commodity value, May 11 compared with April 11
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)
+109
-284
Cars
-296
-6
-33
+193
Consumer goods other than cars

Intermediate goods
+52
+343
Capital goods
+183
+85
Chemicals
+202
+701
+6
+190
Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals
+359
Silver (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)
In the three months ended May, the deficit on trade in goods narrowed by 0.6 billion to 23.8
billion, compared with the deficit of 24.4 billion in the three months ended February.
Total exports rose by 0.7 billion (1.0 per cent) to 74.3 billion, and total imports rose by 0.1 billion
Change in key commodity value, March 11 May 11 compared with December 10 February 11
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
+1 130
+1 214
Cars
-137
+313
-338
-92
Intermediate goods
-624
-64
Capital goods
-338
-626
Chemicals
+370
+641
+25
-237

Fuels Other than oil (see page 11 Interpreting the Data)
+587
Precious Stones (see page 11 Interpreting the Data)
+ 466
Aircraft (see page 11 Interpreting the Data)
-1 063
Value of UK trade in goods
Value of UK trade in goods excluding oil
Seasonally adjusted
billion
Seasonally adjusted
billion
2010
2011
Imports
2010
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Exports
Jul
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
Exports
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
May
Imports
Mar
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2011
Trade in goods EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

In May, the deficit on trade in goods with EU countries widened by 0.2 billion to 3.4 billion,
EU exports rose by 1.1 billion (8.6 per cent) to 14.1 billion, and EU imports rose by 1.3 billion
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
+248
+67

Cars
-29
+71
+43
+101
+65
+329
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
+156
+82
Chemicals
+157
+334
+12
+78
In the three months ended May, the deficit on trade in goods with EU countries narrowed by 2.3
billion to 9.7 billion, compared with the deficit of 12.0 billion in the three months ended February.
EU exports rose by 2.2 billion (5.8 per cent) to 40.3 billion, but EU imports fell by 0.1 billion (0.1
per cent) to 50.1 billion. At the commodity level:
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
Cars
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Chemicals
+770
+313
-59
+367
+7
+3
+153
+103
-1
-371
+518
+255
+182
+95
Fuels Other than oil ( see page 11 Interpreting the Data)
+597
-519
Balance of trade in goods EU countries

Seasonally adjusted
billion
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
2010
2011
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
-5
Trade in goods non-EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

In May, the deficit on trade in goods with non-EU countries widened by 0.6 billion to 5.1 billion,
Non-EU exports fell by 0.1 billion (0.9 per cent) to 11.3 billion, but non-EU imports rose by 0.5
billion (3.2 per cent) to 16.4 billion. At the commodity level:
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
-139
-351
Cars
-267
-77
-76
+92
Intermediate goods
-13
+14
Capital goods
+27
+3
Chemicals
+45
+367
-6
+112

Silver (see page 11, Interpreting the data)
+243
In the three months ended May, the deficit on trade in goods with non-EU countries widened
by 1.7 billion to 14.1 billion, compared with the deficit of 12.4 billion in the three months ended
February.
Non-EU exports fell by 1.5 billion (4.3 per cent) to 34.0 billion, but non-EU imports rose by 0.2
billion (0.4 per cent) to 48.1 billion. At the commodity level:
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
+360

Cars
+901
-78
-54
-345
-95
Intermediate goods
-777
-167
Capital goods
-337
-255
Chemicals
-148
+386
-157
-332
Precious stones (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)
+495
Aircraft (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)
-1 175
Balance of trade in goods non-EU countries

Seasonally adjusted
billion
2010
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
2011
Trade in goods one month geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

May 2011 compared with April 2011
Within the EU countries, exports to Germany rose by 0.4 billion, exports to France rose by 0.3
billion and exports to Belgium/Luxembourg rose by 0.2 billion. Among Non-EU countries, exports
to India rose by 0.2 billion. (See page 11, Interpreting the Data).
Within the EU countries, imports from Germany rose by 0.2 billion. Among Non-EU countries,
imports from Norway fell by 0.5 billion. (See page 11, Interpreting the Data).
Change in monthly trade with significant partner countries, May 2011 compared with April 20111
Exports (m)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
USA
Germany
France
Netherlands
Belgium-Luxembourg
Irish Republic
Spain
Italy
China
Sweden
May 11
1 month
Value
Change
3 424
2 924
2 164
1 786
1 545
1 502
837
827
705
564
+108
+432
+314
-176
+216
-40
+13
+20
+35
+45
Germany
China
USA
Netherlands
France
Belgium/Luxembourg
Norway
Italy
Irish Republic
Spain
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Imports (m)
May 11
1 month
value
Change
4 333
2 531
2 459
2 329
1 982
1 906
1 828
1 147
1 038
948
+218
+86
-20
+34
+198
+156
-495
+61
+142
+63
Significant trading partners defined as top 10 export markets & import sources 2010 (see Monthly Review of External Trade table G1).
Significant Partner Country 1 Month Balances

May 11, seasonally adjusted,
billion
Germany
USA
Netherlands
France
China
Belgium/Lux
Irish Republic
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
-2
-1
Trade in goods three monthly geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Three months ended May 2011 compared with the three months ended February 2011
Within the EU countries, exports to Belgium/Luxembourg and France both rose by 0.5 billion and
exports to Germany rose by 0.4 billion. Among Non-EU countries, exports to the USA fell by 0.5
billion. (See page 11, Interpreting the Data).
Within the EU countries, imports from Belgium/Luxembourg rose by 0.5 billion but imports from
the Irish Republic fell by 0.4 billion. Among Non-EU countries, imports from Russia rose by 1.0
billion, and imports from Canada rose by 0.4 billion. Imports from China fell by 0.5 billion. (See
page 11, Interpreting the Data).
Change in 3 monthly trade with significant partner countries, Mar May 11 compared with Dec 10 Feb 111
Exports (m)
Imports (m)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Mar - May
3 month
Mar - May
3 month
Value
Change
Value
Change
12 450
7 376
7 340
6 914
6 351
5 666
5 370
3 456
2 971
2 788
+71
-470
-134
-239
+50
-154
+468
-75
-439
-36
USA
Germany
France
Netherlands
Irish Republic
Belgium-Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
China
Sweden
10 114
8 030
5 806
5 569
4 460
4 156
2 619
2 536
2 064
1 637
-546
+418
+460
+74
+88
+477
+257
+52
-99
+96
Germany
China
USA
Netherlands
Norway
France
Belgium/Luxembourg
Italy
Irish Republic
Spain
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Significant trading partners defined as top 10 export markets & import sources 2010 (see Monthly Review of External Trade table G1).
Significant Partner Country 3 Month Balances

Mar - May 11, seasonally adjusted
billion
Germany
USA
Netherlands
France
China
Belgium/Lux
Irish Republic
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
-6
-4
-2
Volume of total trade in goods, excluding oil and erratics (seasonally adjusted)
In May, the volume of exports rose by 1.9 per cent, and the volume of imports rose by 6.0 per cent,
compared with April. At the commodity level:
Change in key commodity volume, May 11 compared with April 11
Exports
Imports
% change
% change
Food, beverages and tobacco

Basic materials
Semi manufactured goods; of which
Chemicals
Finished manufactured goods; of which
+1.6
+4.0
+26.2
+9.6
+1.8
+12.9
+2.4
+20.4
0.0
+3.2
0.0
+3.4
Cars
-9.6
-0.9
+1.1
+4.6
Intermediate goods
+1.2
+7.1
Capital goods
+6.0
0.0
In the three months ended May, the volume of exports fell by 1.5 per cent and the volume of
imports fell by 1.1 per cent, compared with the three months ended February. At the commodity
level:
Change in commodity volume, March May 11 compared with December 10 February 11
Exports
% change
Food, beverages and tobacco
Basic materials
Semi manufactured goods; of which
Imports
% change
-0.5
+1.0
+11.6
-11.0
+0.3
0.3
Chemicals
+1.1
+4.4
-2.9
-4.0
-4.2
-0.4
Cars
-2.9
+5.6
-4.7
-0.9
Intermediate goods
-5.7
-0.4
Capital goods
-3.7
-3.3
Finished manufactured goods; of which
Volume of exports of goods (finished manufactures)

% change Mar May 11, compared with Dec 10 Feb 11,
seasonally adjusted
Volume of imports of goods (finished manufactures)

% change Mar May 11, compared with Dec 10 Feb 11,
seasonally adjusted
Cars
Cars
Consumer
Consumer
Intermediate
Intermediate
Capital
Capital
-10
-5
10
-10
-5
10
Export and import prices for trade in goods (not seasonally adjusted)
In May, export prices fell by 1.7 per cent and import prices fell by 0.4 per cent, compared with April.
This led to a decrease in the terms of trade. Excluding the oil price effect, export prices fell by 1.1
per cent but import prices rose by 0.9 per cent.
In the three months ended May, export prices rose by 3.6 per cent and import prices rose by 2.9
per cent. This led to an increase in the terms of trade. Excluding the oil price effect, export prices
rose by 1.8 per cent and import prices rose by 1.2 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
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
2010
Imports
2011
2010
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Exports
Mar
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
Exports
Jul
Imports
May
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
2011
Trade in oil (seasonally adjusted)

In May, the balance on trade in oil was in deficit by 0.5 billion, compared with a deficit of 0.9
billion in April. Oil exports rose by 0.1 billion to 3.4 billion, but oil imports fell by 0.3 billion to
3.9 billion.
In the three months ended May, the balance on trade in oil was in deficit by 1.8 billion, unchanged
from the three months ended February. Oil exports rose by 1.1 billion to 10.2 billion, and oil
imports rose by 1.2 billion to 12.0 billion.
Balance on trade in oil
Seasonally adjusted
billion
0.5
0
-0.5
-1
2010
2011
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
-1.5
Trade in services (seasonally adjusted)

In May, the UKs estimated surplus on trade in services narrowed by 0.1 billion to 4.4 billion,
compared with a surplus of 4.5 billion in April.
Exports rose by 0.1 billion (1.0 per cent) to 13.9 billion, and imports rose by 0.2 billion (2.4 per
cent) to 9.5 billion.
In the three months ended May, the estimated surplus on trade in services widened by 0.3 billion
to 13.7 billion, compared with the surplus of 13.4 billion in the three months ended February.
Total exports rose by less than 0.1 billion (0.1 per cent) to 41.5 billion, but total imports fell by
0.2 billion (0.8 per cent) to 27.8 billion.
Value of UK trade in services
Seasonally adjusted
billion
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Exports
2010
2011
May
Mar
Jan
Nov
Sep
Jul
May
Mar
Imports
UK Trade records page for May 2011

million seasonally adjusted
Latest value
Total goods and services
1 month
Last time lower
Last time higher
Record
Comment
exports
IKBH
39 240
38 090 (Apr 11)
Never
39 240 (May 11)
Record exports
imports
IKBI
43 300
41 230 (Apr 11)
Never
43 300 (May 11)
Record imports
balance
IKBJ
-4 060
-5 475 (Dec 10)
-5 964 (Aug 05)
Record linked to
Hurricane Katrina
3 month aggregate exports
IKBH
115 817
115 460 (3M to Apr 11)
116 111 (3M to Mar 11)
116 111 (3M to Mar 11)
imports
IKBI
125 960
123 745 (3M to Apr 11)
126 044 (3M to Feb 11)
127 007 (3M to Jan 11)
balance
IKBJ
-10 143
-10 989 (3M to Feb 11)
-8 285 (3M to Apr 11)
-14 225 (3M to Dec 10)
exports
BOKG
25 358
24 345 (Apr 11)
25 358 Never
25 358 (May 11)
Record exports
imports
BOKH
33 836
31 988 (Apr 11)
33 836 Never
33 836 (May 11)
Record imports
balance
BOKI
-8 478
-9 888 (Dec 10)
-7 643 (Apr 11)
-9 888 (Dec 10)
BOKG
74 319
74 010 (3M to Apr 11)
74 647 (3M to Mar 11)
74 647 (3M to Mar 11)
imports
BOKH
98 148
96 216 (3M to Apr 11)
98 402 (3M to Jan 11)
98 402 (3M to Jan 11)
balance
BOKI
-23 829
-24 408 (3M to Feb 11)
-22 206 (3M to Apr 11)
-27 193 (3M to Dec 10)
exports
LGCK
14 055
12 944 (Apr 11)
15 375 (May 06)
15 375 (May 06)
imports
LGDC
17 424
16 079 (Apr 11)
18 020 (May 06)
18 020 (May 06)
balance
LGCG
-3 369
-4 123 (Feb 11)
-3 135 (Apr 11)
-4 152 (Dec 10)
LGCK
40 340
38 675 (3M to Apr 11)
40 700 (3M to Jul 06)
45 727 (3M to May 06)
imports
LGDC
50 057
49 146 (3M to Apr 11)
50 128 (3M to Feb 11)
52 915 (3M to May 06)
balance
LGCG
-9 717
-10 471 (3M to Apr 11)
-8 940 (3M to Sep 09)
-12 012 (3M to Feb 11)
exports
LGDY
11 303
11 275 (Mar 11)
11 401 (Apr 11)
12 659 (Feb 11)
imports
LGER
16 412
15 909 (Apr 11)
16 661 (Dec 10)
16 661 (Dec 10)
balance
LGDT
-5 109
-5 736 (Dec 10)
-4 508 (Apr 11)
-5 736 (Dec 10)
LGDY
33 979
33 618 (3M to Jan 11)
35 335 (3M to Apr 11)
35 838 (3M to Mar 11)
imports
LGER
48 091
47 070 (3M to Apr 11)
48 416 (3M to Jan 11)
48 416 (3M to Jan 11)
balance
LGDT
-14 112
-14 798 (3M to Jan 11)
-11 735 (3M to Apr 11)
-15 703 (3M to Dec 10)
-3 140 (Apr 11)
Total goods2
1 month
Goods EU3
1 month
Goods non-EU3
1 month
1. Annual goods data from 1946, Quarterly data from quarter one 1955, Monthly data from January 1980. Monthly services data from January 1992.
2. Data from 1697 - although not on a comparable basis
3. EU/Non-EU goods data from January 1998
Background notes
Whats new?
1.
ONS are postponing the July 2011 UK Trade Statistical Bulletin,

scheduled for release on Friday 9 September, until Tuesday 13
September to allow additional time for quality assurance following a
change in the publication process.
Additionally, the August 2011 UK Trade Statistical Bulletin, scheduled for
release on Tuesday 11 October, has been postponed until Thursday 13
October to allow for additional time for quality assurance of data after
changes to the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) classification.
Upcoming Changes
2.
The quarterly GDP and Balance of Payments datasets consistent with

Blue Book and Pink Book 2011 are due to be published on 5th October.
Blue Book and Pink Book 2011 are due to be published on 1st November.
An article on the content of Blue Book 2011 has been produced and can
be found at the link below:
www.statistics.gov.uk/articles/nojournal/BB11-ELMR.pdf
Code of Practice for Official Statistics

National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in
the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. They undergo regular quality
assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are
produced free from any political interference. Crown copyright 2011.
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Understanding the data

1.
Short Guide to UK Trade

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=281
2.
Interpreting the data

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).
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 Intra Community (MTIC) fraud
Import figures for trade in goods include adjustments to allow for the
impact of VAT MTIC fraud.
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 UKs trade in goods statistics.
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.
3.
Definitions and explanations

A glossary of terms is published in the UK Balance of Payments (Pink
Book).
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/product.asp?vlnk=1140
4.
Use of the data

UK Trade is a key economic indicator due to the importance of
international trade to the UK economy. It is also a very timely statistic,

providing an early indicator of what is happening more generally in the
economy.
In addition, it is a major component of two other key economic statistics
UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments.
This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to
inform the Governments view of the UK economy, as well as the views of
others, such as economists, City analysts, academics, the media, and
international organisations.
5.
Notes on tables rounding: The sum of constituent items in tables do

not always agree exactly with the totals shown due to rounding.
Symbols
..
Not applicable
Nil or less than half the final digit shown.
Methods
1.
Composition of the data

Detailed methodological notes are published in the UK Balance of
Payments (Pink Book).
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/product.asp?vlnk=1140
2.
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonal adjustment aims to remove effects associated with the time of
the year or the arrangement of the calendar so that movements within a
time series may be more easily interpreted.
3.
Deflation
It is common for the value of a group of financial transactions to be
measured in several time periods. The values measured will include both
the change in the volume sold and the effect of the change of prices over
that year. Deflation is the process whereby the effect of price change is
removed from a set of values.
Chain-linked indices (chained volume measures) which are indexed to
form the volume series in this bulletin differ from fixed base indices in that
the growth from one year to the next is estimated by weighting the
components using the contribution to value of trade in the immediately
preceding year (effectively re-basing every year). This series of annually
re-weighted annual growths is then chain-linked to produce a continuous

series.
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.
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.
4.
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/OTSMethodology07
10.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
The Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) data used as inputs to this statistical
bulletin are collected and published by Her Majestys Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) on an International Merchandise Trade Statistics
(IMTS) basis.
Quality
1.
Basic quality information

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.
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 (January

1996 and September 1997).
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 February 2005 at
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?id=1063. The table covers
estimates of UK trade first published from July 2005 (for May 2005) to
June 2010 (for April 2010). 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
Value in latest
period
Average
over the last
5 years
(mean
revision)
Average over
the last 5 years
without regard
to sign
(average
absolute
revision)
Total trade exports (IKBH)
39 240
889
1 145
Total trade imports (IKBI)
43 300
709
1 067
Total trade balance (IKBJ)
-4 060
187
509
An article analysing past revisions to quarterly balance of payments

current account data was published in the May 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_May07.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.
Coherence - EU enlargement and country coverage: Two more
countries joined the EU from 1 January 2007. These countries were
Bulgaria and Romania. In addition, the coverage of the Economic and
Monetary Union (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 January 1998 onwards for
value, and from January 1999 onwards for volume and price indices. At
the same time data for the old definitions were no longer maintained.
There are additional series for country groupings on the old definitions.
The coverage of EMU countries was extended to cover Cyprus and Malta
from March 2008, Slovakia from January 2009, and Estonia from January
2011. 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 January
2009 onwards. Estimates are separately available for the United States
and Dubai up till the end of 2008 on request.
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 January 2007 but the data have
been converted back to SITC R3 for this Statistical Bulletin and the
Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics (MRETS) publication to help
users compare data over time. There are some discontinuities at detailed
levels, particularly between capital and intermediate goods where some
products are allocated from January 2007 to intermediate goods rather
than capital goods as done previously. It is also possible that volume and
price changes between 2006 and 2007 may be less reliable than for other
periods.
2.
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.
3.
National Accounts revisions policy

National Accounts revision policy is included here:
www.statistics.gov.uk/about/methodology_by_theme/revisions_policies/do
wnloads/NA_Revisions_Policy.pdf
4.
Revisions
Table 14R shows revisions to the main aggregates since the last Trade
Statistical Bulletin of 9 June 2011. The revisions to trade in goods from
April 2011 reflect revised data from Her Majestys 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.
Revisions to trade in services data, from January 2010 onwards, bring the
monthly data into line with the Quarterly National Accounts Statistical
Bulletin published on 28 June 2011.
Publication policy
Details of the policy governing the release of new data are available from
the Media Relations Office. Also available is a list of the organisations
given pre-publication access to the contents of this bulletin.
Accessing data
Supplementary commodity data for this Statistical Bulletin (Monthly
Review of External Trade Statistics); and quarterly data analysed by
industry according to the Standard Industrial Classification (UK Trade in
Goods Analysed in Terms of Industries) are also available free of charge
as PDF files on the National Statistics website
(www.statistics.gov.uk/bop).
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available to view and download in other electronic formats free of charge
using the ONS Time Series Data website service. Users can download the
complete Statistical Bulletin in a choice of zipped formats, or view and
download their own selections of individual series. The Time Series Data
service can be accessed at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/timeseries.
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Index to tables
Contents
1
2
3
4
5
Value of UK trade in goods and services

UK trade in goods by area
Volume and price indices (trade in goods)
Growth rates for volume and price indices
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
VALUE OF UK TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES

Balance of Payments basis
Total trade
Trade in goods
Trade in goods
excluding oil
Oil
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
2008
2009
2010
IKBH
422 905
390 893
428 605
IKBI
460 665
420 580
477 906
IKBJ
37 760
29 687
49 301
BOKG
252 086
227 645
265 272
BOKH
345 202
310 010
364 088
BOKI
93 116
82 365
98 816
ELBL
32 212
24 671
31 541
ENXO
38 021
27 682
36 334
ENXQ
5 809
3 011
4 793
ELBM
219 873
202 974
233 731
ENXP
307 181
282 328
327 754
BQKH
87 308
79 354
94 023
2009 Q3
Q4
96 393
101 459
103 532
108 885
7 139
7 426
56 712
60 627
76 425
81 923
19 713
21 296
6 268
7 163
7 413
7 873
1 145
710
50 444
53 464
69 012
74 050
18 568
20 586
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
102 733
106 329
107 774
111 769
112 700
118 128
121 084
125 994
9 967
11 799
13 310
14 225
62 341
66 243
66 768
69 920
85 051
89 322
92 602
97 113
22 710
23 079
25 834
27 193
7 614
8 219
7 151
8 557
8 036
8 824
9 584
9 890
422
605
2 433
1 333
54 727
58 024
59 617
61 363
77 015
80 498
83 018
87 223
22 288
22 474
23 401
25 860
2011 Q1
116 111
124 568
8 457
74 647
96 875
22 228
9 534
11 016
1 482
65 113
85 859
20 746
2010 Dec
37 431
42 906
5 475
23 573
33 461
9 888
2 961
3 720
759
20 612
29 741
9 129
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
38 741
38 883
38 487
38 090
39 240
42 053
41 085
41 430
41 230
43 300
3 312
2 202
2 943
3 140
4 060
24 982
25 049
24 616
24 345
25 358
32 647
31 904
32 324
31 988
33 836
7 665
6 855
7 708
7 643
8 478
3 171
2 927
3 436
3 322
3 431
3 444
3 653
3 919
4 198
3 914
273
726
483
876
483
21 811
22 122
21 180
21 023
21 927
29 203
28 251
28 405
27 790
29 922
7 392
6 129
7 225
6 767
7 995
4.2
5.8
3.3
6.8
4.3
7.7
Percentage change, latest month compared with:

Previous month
3.0
5.0
3 months ended:
2010 May
104 856
117 221
12 365
64 939
88 630
23 691
7 879
8 658
779
57 060
79 972
22 912
2011 Feb
115 055
126 044
10 989
73 604
98 012
24 408
9 059
10 817
1 758
64 545
87 195
22 650
2011 May
115 817
125 960
10 143
74 319
98 148
23 829
10 189
12 031
1 842
64 130
86 117
21 987
1.0
0.1
12.5
11.2
0.6
1.2
14.4
10.7
29.3
39.0
12.4
7.7
Percentage change, latest 3 months compared with:

Previous 3 months
0.7
0.1
Same 3 months last year
10.5
7.5
Trade in goods
excluding erratics
Erratics 1
Trade in goods
excluding oil and erratics
Trade in services
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
BPAL
15 118
12 755
16 668
BQBB
15 951
17 221
21 793
BQKW
835
4 466
5 125
BPAO
236 967
214 890
248 604
BQBE
329 249
292 789
342 295
BPBM
92 281
77 899
93 691
BPBL
204 755
190 219
217 063
BQBG
291 228
265 107
305 961
BPAP
86 473
74 888
88 898
IKBB
170 819
163 248
163 333
IKBC
115 463
110 570
113 818
IKBD
55 356
52 678
49 515
2009 Q3
Q4
3 127
3 277
4 066
4 502
939
1 225
53 585
57 350
72 359
77 421
18 774
20 071
47 317
50 187
64 946
69 548
17 629
19 361
39 681
40 832
27 107
26 962
12 574
13 870
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
3 964
3 789
3 768
5 147
4 563
5 167
5 283
6 780
599
1 378
1 515
1 633
58 377
62 454
63 000
64 773
80 488
84 155
87 319
90 333
22 111
21 701
24 319
25 560
50 763
54 235
55 849
56 216
72 452
75 331
77 735
80 443
21 689
21 096
21 886
24 227
40 392
40 086
41 006
41 849
27 649
28 806
28 482
28 881
12 743
11 280
12 524
12 968
2011 Q1
4 545
3 847
698
70 102
93 028
22 926
60 568
82 012
21 444
41 464
27 693
13 771
2010 Dec
1 984
2 611
627
21 589
30 850
9 261
18 628
27 130
8 502
13 858
9 445
4 413
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
1 559
1 562
1 424
1 412
1 987
1 253
1 154
1 440
1 320
1 586
306
408
16
92
401
23 423
23 487
23 192
22 933
23 371
31 394
30 750
30 884
30 668
32 250
7 971
7 263
7 692
7 735
8 879
20 252
20 560
19 756
19 611
19 940
27 950
27 097
26 965
26 470
28 336
7 698
6 537
7 209
6 859
8 396
13 759
13 834
13 871
13 745
13 882
9 406
9 181
9 106
9 242
9 464
4 353
4 653
4 765
4 503
4 418
1.9
5.2
1.7
7.0
1.0
2.4
2008
2009
2010

Previous month
40.7
20.2
3 months ended:
2010 May
3 904
4 885
981
61 035
83 745
22 710
53 156
75 087
21 931
39 917
28 591
11 326
2011 Feb
5 105
5 018
87
68 499
92 994
24 495
59 440
82 177
22 737
41 451
28 032
13 419
2011 May
4 823
4 346
477
69 496
93 802
24 306
59 307
81 771
22 464
41 498
27 812
13 686
1.5
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.8
13.9
12.0
11.6
8.9
4.0
2.7

Previous 3 months
5.5
13.4
23.5
11.0
1 These are defined as ships, aircraft, precious stones and silver
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is April 2011, and the earliest date
for revisions to trade in services is Januar y 2010.
UK TRADE IN GOODS BY AREA

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
126 987 158 181 31 194 140 819 180 057 39 238 141 831 181 070 39 239 110 255 164 132 53 877 252 086 345 202 93 116
111 489 140 594 29 105 123 535 161 173 37 638 124 423 162 139 37 716 103 222 147 871 44 649 227 645 310 010 82 365
125 424 159 173 33 749 140 816 184 194 43 378 141 848 185 645 43 797 123 424 178 443 55 019 265 272 364 088 98 816
2008
2009
2010
2008 Q4
29 610 36 328 6 718 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
27 629
26 241
28 115
29 504
34 487
33 489
34 751
37 867
6 858
7 248
6 636
8 363
30 492
29 127
31 169
32 747
39 025
38 322
40 082
43 744
8 533
9 195
8 913
10 997
30 717
29 337
31 387
32 982
39 251
38 538
40 327
44 023
8 534
9 201
8 940
11 041
25 052
25 200
25 325
27 645
37 714
36 159
36 098
37 900
12 662
10 959
10 773
10 255
55 769
54 537
56 712
60 627
76 965
74 697
76 425
81 923
21 196
20 160
19 713
21 296
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
30 132
31 667
30 410
33 215
38 025
39 377
39 829
41 942
7 893
7 710
9 419
8 727
33 692
35 340
34 268
37 516
43 799
45 358
46 161
48 876
10 107
10 018
11 893
11 360
33 939
35 606
34 515
37 788
44 137
45 713
46 517
49 278
10 198
10 107
12 002
11 490
28 402
30 637
32 253
32 132
40 914
43 609
46 085
47 835
12 512
12 972
13 832
15 703
62 341
66 243
66 768
69 920
85 051
89 322
92 602
97 113
22 710
23 079
25 834
27 193
2011 Q1
33 825 42 394 8 569 38 503 49 508 11 005 38 809 49 882 11 073 35 838 46 993 11 155 74 647 96 875 22 228
2009 Nov
Dec
9 742 12 635 2 893 10 794 14 566 3 772 10 872 14 657 3 785

9 960 12 764 2 804 11 098 14 791 3 693 11 173 14 884 3 711
9 014 12 155 3 141 19 886 26 812 6 926

9 601 13 079 3 478 20 774 27 963 7 189
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
9 733
10 097
10 302
10 592
10 444
10 631
12 457
12 383
13 185
13 402
13 130
12 845
2 724
2 286
2 883
2 810
2 686
2 214
10 852
11 377
11 463
11 718
11 662
11 960
14 354
14 293
15 152
15 331
15 122
14 905
3 502
2 916
3 689
3 613
3 460
2 945
10 935
11 453
11 551
11 801
11 758
12 047
14 455
14 390
15 292
15 450
15 234
15 029
3 520
8 543
2 937
9 881
3 741
9 978
3 649
9 789
3 476 10 062
2 982 10 786
13 228
13 505
14 181
14 006
14 467
15 136
4 685
3 624
4 203
4 217
4 405
4 350
19 478
21 334
21 529
21 590
21 820
22 833
27 683
27 895
29 473
29 456
29 701
30 165
8 205
6 561
7 944
7 866
7 881
7 332
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
10 047
10 304
10 059
10 916
11 140
11 159
13 099
13 450
13 280
13 825
13 876
14 241
3 052
3 146
3 221
2 909
2 736
3 082
11 378
11 592
11 298
12 442
12 519
12 555
15 208
15 615
15 338
15 985
16 233
16 658
3 830
4 023
4 040
3 543
3 714
4 103
11 458
11 674
11 383
12 535
12 605
12 648
15 324
15 730
15 463
16 107
16 371
16 800
3 866
4 056
4 080
3 572
3 766
4 152
10 905
10 572
10 776
10 418
10 789
10 925
15 625
15 144
15 316
15 251
15 923
16 661
4 720
4 572
4 540
4 833
5 134
5 736
22 363
22 246
22 159
22 953
23 394
23 573
30 949
30 874
30 779
31 358
32 294
33 461
8 586
8 628
8 620
8 405
8 900
9 888
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
11 533
10 774
11 518
11 474
12 342
14 432
13 993
13 969
13 588
14 648
2 899
3 219
2 451
2 114
2 306
12 967
12 289
13 247
12 854
13 948
16 685
16 395
16 428
15 958
17 279
3 718
4 106
3 181
3 104
3 331
13 078
12 390
13 341
12 944
14 055
16 815
16 513
16 554
16 079
17 424
3 737
4 123
3 213
3 135
3 369
11 904
12 659
11 275
11 401
11 303
15 832
15 391
15 770
15 909
16 412
3 928
2 732
4 495
4 508
5 109
24 982
25 049
24 616
24 345
25 358
32 647
31 904
32 324
31 988
33 836
7 665
6 855
7 708
7 643
8 478
8.5
8.3
8.6
8.4
0.9
3.2
4.2
5.8
Percentage change on previous month:

2011 May
7.6
7.8
3 months ended:
2010 May
31 338 39 717 8 379 34 843 45 605 10 762 35 110 45 976 10 866 29 829 42 654 12 825 64 939 88 630 23 691
2011 Feb
33 466 42 666 9 200 37 811 49 738 11 927 38 116 50 128 12 012 35 488 47 884 12 396 73 604 98 012 24 408
2011 May
35 334 42 205 6 871 40 049 49 665 9 616 40 340 50 057 9 717 33 979 48 091 14 112 74 319 98 148 23 829

Previous 3 months
5.6
1.1
12.8
6.3
5.9
0.1
5.8
0.1
4.3
0.4
1.0
0.1
14.9
8.9
14.9
8.9
13.9
12.7
14.4
10.7
1 Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Irish

Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Por tugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, and Spain
2 EMU Members plus Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungar y, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland and Sweden
3 EU (25) plus Bulgaria and Romania
4 Total less EU (27)
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is April 2011.
VOLUME AND PRICE INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) 1

Indices 2006=100
Volume (seasonally adjusted)
Total
Expor ts Impor ts
Price index (not seasonally adjusted)
Total excluding oil
Total excluding oil

and erratics 2
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Total
Impor ts Expor ts Impor ts
Total excluding oil

& erratics 2
Total excluding oil

Terms of
Terms of
trade 3 Expor ts Impor ts trade 3
Expor ts
Impor ts
BQKU
90.9
79.7
88.3
BQKV
95.5
83.5
93.1
BQKI
89.7
77.7
87.5
BQKJ
95.4
82.6
93.1
BOMA
88.1
77.3
86.5
ELAL
95.2
82.3
92.6
BQKR
114.1
117.2
123.9
BQKS
113.7
117.7
125.1
BQKT
100.4
99.6
99.0
BQKK
110.7
118.0
122.0
BQKL
110.5
118.2
123.0
BQKM
100.2
99.8
99.2
BQAK
110.9
117.8
121.6
ELBA
110.6
117.7
122.2
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
78.6
77.5
79.5
83.4
83.3
80.6
82.8
87.4
76.1
75.2
77.7
82.0
81.3
80.0
81.9
87.1
75.8
74.4
77.3
81.7
81.3
79.4
81.8
86.8
117.0
116.0
116.5
119.1
118.3
117.2
116.4
119.0
98.9
99.0
100.1
100.1
119.9
117.3
116.5
118.5
121.0
118.0
116.0
117.9
99.1
99.4
100.4
100.5
119.5
117.0
116.3
118.3
120.1
117.5
115.7
117.5
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
83.3
88.6
89.6
91.6
89.8
91.5
94.1
97.1
82.0
87.3
89.5
91.2
90.1
91.7
93.4
97.3
80.8
86.9
89.2
89.2
90.1
91.4
93.2
95.6
122.7
124.3
122.8
125.9
122.1
125.6
124.9
127.8
100.5
99.0
98.3
98.5
121.4
122.0
121.1
123.3
120.3
123.4
123.2
125.2
100.9
98.9
98.3
98.5
121.1
121.6
120.6
122.9
119.8
122.6
122.4
124.3
2011 Q1
95.8
95.0
96.3
95.5
95.6
97.0
129.7
131.4
98.7
124.7
126.4
98.7
124.1
125.2
2009 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
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
79.0
85.4
85.4
86.3
87.4
92.0
88.9
88.5
92.0
90.9
91.6
91.9
77.7
84.0
84.2
85.1
87.1
89.7
89.4
88.5
92.5
91.1
92.4
91.6
77.6
82.5
82.3
85.0
87.1
88.7
89.4
88.0
92.8
90.4
92.6
91.3
120.9
122.0
125.1
125.1
124.3
123.6
120.2
121.3
124.8
125.3
126.0
125.6
100.6
100.6
100.2
99.8
98.7
98.4
119.9
121.0
123.2
122.4
122.0
121.7
118.7
119.8
122.5
122.4
124.0
123.9
101.0
101.0
100.6
100.0
98.4
98.2
119.7
120.8
122.9
122.1
121.5
121.2
118.3
119.3
121.7
121.7
123.0
123.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
90.2
89.5
89.1
90.5
92.2
92.2
94.7
94.5
93.0
94.8
97.5
99.1
89.3
90.1
89.0
89.9
91.5
92.1
93.7
94.6
91.9
96.2
96.7
99.0
89.0
89.9
88.6
88.1
90.4
89.1
94.1
94.0
91.5
95.1
95.3
96.4
122.8
122.2
123.4
125.5
125.3
127.0
124.7
124.4
125.6
127.1
127.0
129.4
98.5
98.2
98.2
98.7
98.7
98.1
121.1
120.5
121.7
123.4
123.0
123.6
123.1
122.6
123.9
124.9
124.6
126.0
98.4
98.3
98.2
98.8
98.7
98.1
120.7
120.0
121.2
123.0
122.5
123.1
122.3
121.9
123.0
124.2
123.7
124.9
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
95.9
97.2
94.4
91.0
94.4
96.8
94.1
94.0
92.1
97.5
96.0
98.4
94.4
91.4
94.3
97.6
94.5
94.4
92.5
98.3
95.2
97.8
93.9
91.2
92.9
99.3
96.2
95.4
93.8
99.4
128.4
128.9
131.9
134.2
131.9
130.5
130.7
133.0
134.8
134.3
98.4
98.6
99.2
99.6
98.2
124.2
124.1
125.7
127.1
125.7
126.3
125.9
126.9
127.4
128.5
98.3
98.6
99.1
99.8
97.8
123.7
123.5
125.0
126.4
124.7
125.2
124.9
125.6
126.0
126.9

Previous month
3.7
5.9
3.2
6.3
1.9
6.0
1.7
0.4
1.1
0.9
1.3
0.7
2008
2009
2010
3 months ended:
2010 May
86.4
91.5
85.5
92.0
84.8
91.9
124.8
125.4
99.6
122.5
123.0
99.7
122.2
122.1
2011 Feb
95.1
96.7
95.5
97.0
94.0
97.3
128.1
130.2
98.4
124.0
126.1
98.3
123.4
125.0
2011 May
93.3
94.5
93.4
95.1
92.7
96.2
132.7
134.0
99.0
126.2
127.6
98.9
125.4
126.2
2.0
1.5
1.1
3.6
2.9
1.8
1.2
1.6
0.9
3.3
9.3
4.6
6.3
6.9
3.0
3.8
2.6
3.3

Previous 3 months
1.9
2.2
2.2
8.0
3.3
9.2
1 These are provisional estimates subject to fluctuations when new or

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

(TRADE IN GOODS)
Indices 2006=100
Volume (seasonally adjusted)
Total
Total excluding oil
Price index (not seasonally adjusted)
Total excluding oil and

erratics 2
Total
Total excluding oil
Total excluding oil and

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
2005
2006
2007
2008
1.5
8.9
11.5
10.3
1.3
7.0
7.0
10.5
2.7
1.8
2.1
9.8
12.6
10.9
0.7
6.2
7.5
11.4
3.4
1.2
2.2
10.4
13.5
12.0
0.1
6.8
7.8
11.1
3.5
1.3
4.4
2.5
0.3
13.8
0.5
4.5
3.4
0.9
12.7
1.3
1.5
1.1
10.7
1.3
2.0
2.1
0.6
9.8
1.2
1.6
1.1
10.9
1.1
1.9
2.1
0.9
9.6
2009
2010
12.3
10.8
12.6
11.5
13.4
12.6
13.4
12.7
12.3
11.9
13.6
12.5
2.7
5.7
3.5
6.3
6.6
3.4
7.0
4.1
6.2
3.2
6.4
3.8
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
8.6
1.4
2.6
4.9
7.3
3.2
2.7
5.6
8.5
1.2
3.3
5.5
7.4
1.6
2.4
6.3
6.8
1.8
3.9
5.7
7.5
2.3
3.0
6.1
1.7
0.9
0.4
2.2
2.2
0.9
0.7
2.2
3.7
2.2
0.7
1.7
3.8
2.5
1.7
1.6
3.4
2.1
0.6
1.7
3.3
2.2
1.5
1.6
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0.1
6.4
1.1
2.2
2.7
1.9
2.8
3.2
6.5
2.5
1.9
3.4
1.8
1.9
4.2
1.1
7.5
2.6
3.8
1.4
2.0
2.6
3.0
1.3
1.2
2.5
2.6
2.9
0.6
2.3
2.4
0.5
0.7
1.8
2.0
2.6
0.2
1.6
2.4
0.4
0.8
1.9
2.0
2.3
0.2
1.6
2011 Q1
4.6
2.2
5.6
1.8
7.2
1.5
3.0
2.8
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.7
2009 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
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
6.9
8.1
1.1
1.3
5.3
1.3
0.4
4.0
1.2
0.8
0.3
6.3
8.1
0.2
1.1
2.4
3.0
0.1
1.0
4.5
1.5
1.4
0.9
5.7
6.3
0.2
3.3
2.5
1.8
0.1
1.6
5.5
2.6
2.4
1.4
0.8
0.9
2.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.9
2.9
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.9
1.8
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.9
2.3
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.4
0.9
1.7
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.8
2.0
1.1
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2.0
0.8
0.4
1.6
1.9
3.0
0.2
1.6
1.9
2.8
1.6
0.4
0.9
1.2
1.0
1.8
0.7
2.3
1.0
2.9
4.7
0.5
2.4
0.3
1.0
1.4
0.6
2.6
1.4
3.1
0.1
2.7
3.9
0.2
1.2
0.6
0.5
1.0
1.7
0.2
1.4
0.7
0.2
1.0
1.2
0.1
1.9
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.4
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.1
0.8
0.2
1.1
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.5
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.9
1.0
0.4
1.0
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
4.0
1.4
2.9
3.6
3.7
2.3
2.8
0.1
2.0
5.9
4.2
2.5
4.1
3.2
3.2
1.4
3.2
0.1
2.0
6.3
6.8
2.7
4.0
2.9
1.9
3.0
3.1
0.8
1.7
6.0
1.1
0.4
2.3
1.7
1.7
0.9
0.2
1.8
1.4
0.4
0.5
0.1
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.2
1.2
1.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.7
Monthly:
3 month on 3 month comparison:

2009 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
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2.6
1.4
0.1
4.2
3.9
6.4
4.8
3.9
2.8
2.6
2.6
1.9
2.7
1.0
4.3
4.8
6.5
5.2
4.2
3.5
3.0
3.2
1.7
2.7
0.7
1.1
3.3
5.0
7.6
4.9
4.3
3.7
2.8
3.4
1.5
1.6
2.2
3.0
3.7
3.2
1.4
1.4
1.5
2.6
3.7
4.3
2.9
1.0
1.8
2.4
2.9
2.0
0.5
0.9
1.0
2.1
3.0
3.5
2.6
1.0
1.8
2.4
2.8
1.9
0.4
0.8
0.9
2.0
2.8
3.2
2.3
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4.9
4.9
1.2
0.2
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.8
1.5
1.5
3.3
5.1
5.0
2.5
1.1
0.5
1.9
2.1
1.4
1.9
1.8
1.8
4.2
6.0
5.2
2.6
0.7
0.2
2.5
1.3
1.9
0.9
0.9
2.6
0.4
1.6
1.2
0.1
1.5
2.6
1.3
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.3
2.3
0.5
1.2
0.8
0.2
1.3
1.8
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.0
1.6
0.7
1.3
0.8
0.2
1.3
1.9
1.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.0
1.5
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
4.2
5.0
4.6
0.8
1.9
3.9
1.6
2.2
4.5
2.2
3.9
6.0
5.6
1.6
2.2
3.7
2.2
1.8
4.1
2.0
3.0
5.6
7.2
3.0
1.5
3.7
3.5
1.4
1.9
1.1
2.6
2.7
3.0
3.8
3.6
2.6
2.9
2.8
3.0
2.9
1.4
1.0
1.1
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.9

VOLUME INDICES WITH COUNTRIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EU (TRADE IN GOODS) 1
Indices 2006=100 seasonally adjusted
Trade in goods with EU countries
Total
Total excluding oil
Trade in goods with Non-EU countries
Total excluding
oil and erratics 2
Total
Total excluding oil
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
LGCT
80.5
70.0
76.5
LGDL
88.6
77.2
84.9
LKUL
77.9
66.2
73.4
LKVD
88.0
76.4
84.3
SHBS
77.2
65.5
72.1
SHCO
88.2
76.4
84.0
LGEH
108.3
97.5
109.2
LGFA
104.4
91.8
103.8
LKVZ
108.7
96.3
110.2
LKWS
106.1
91.8
106.4
SHDJ
106.8
97.2
110.8
SHED
106.6
92.2
106.7
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
70.3
67.3
70.5
71.8
74.7
73.5
77.4
83.1
66.0
64.1
66.1
68.6
73.4
72.7
76.9
82.6
65.3
63.0
65.6
68.1
73.5
72.6
76.7
82.7
94.1
95.9
96.0
103.9
94.5
89.7
89.9
93.0
92.5
93.1
96.4
103.2
93.0
91.0
89.4
93.9
93.8
93.9
97.1
104.1
94.3
90.5
90.1
93.7
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
72.6
77.4
75.9
80.2
83.0
83.9
84.6
88.0
69.1
73.6
73.5
77.3
82.7
83.5
83.8
87.2
67.9
72.5
72.7
75.2
82.8
82.8
83.6
86.6
102.5
108.7
113.6
112.1
98.5
101.2
106.4
109.1
102.8
109.5
115.0
113.5
101.1
103.8
107.9
112.6
102.5
111.2
116.6
112.8
101.9
105.6
108.9
110.6
2011 Q1
80.3
88.4
78.0
87.8
76.8
87.4
123.3
103.5
125.5
107.1
126.9
112.8
2009 Nov
Dec
72.2
71.7
82.5
85.1
69.5
68.0
82.0
84.9
68.9
67.7
82.1
85.1
101.8
108.0
89.4
96.6
102.3
106.1
90.3
96.3
103.7
106.1
90.2
96.2
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
70.8
73.3
73.6
74.9
77.7
79.7
82.3
81.4
85.2
85.4
84.3
82.1
67.2
69.3
70.8
71.3
74.6
75.0
82.3
81.0
84.9
85.4
84.0
81.2
66.2
67.8
69.7
69.9
74.1
73.5
82.3
81.2
85.0
83.8
83.6
81.0
94.3
106.7
106.5
106.6
105.2
114.2
97.3
97.7
100.6
98.1
100.8
104.6
94.9
107.7
105.7
107.4
107.6
113.4
100.0
99.8
103.6
99.6
104.6
107.2
96.9
107.0
103.6
110.0
109.2
114.4
100.9
99.2
105.5
101.1
107.2
108.4
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
75.7
77.5
74.6
80.7
80.2
79.7
83.9
86.0
83.8
86.3
88.3
89.3
72.9
74.9
72.7
77.3
77.5
77.0
82.5
85.7
83.2
86.1
87.2
88.3
71.7
74.2
72.3
74.0
76.6
74.9
82.9
85.1
82.7
84.5
87.4
88.0
115.8
110.7
114.4
108.8
113.6
114.0
108.5
105.5
105.1
105.8
109.4
112.0
115.5
114.5
114.9
110.6
113.9
116.0
110.5
108.0
105.1
111.5
111.1
115.3
117.8
116.1
115.8
111.8
113.6
112.9
112.3
108.6
105.8
112.7
108.4
110.7
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
81.7
77.8
81.4
78.0
83.9
89.6
88.0
87.5
85.2
91.0
78.4
77.0
78.7
76.0
81.0
89.3
87.2
86.9
84.7
90.2
77.2
75.5
77.8
75.9
79.3
88.4
87.0
86.9
84.9
89.9
121.5
130.8
117.5
114.0
113.6
106.2
101.9
102.4
100.9
106.0
124.6
132.7
119.3
115.8
115.8
110.0
105.4
105.8
104.1
110.5
125.8
134.6
120.4
116.6
115.7
117.4
111.4
109.7
108.6
115.3
6.8
6.6
6.5
4.5
5.9
0.4
5.1
0.0
6.1
0.8
6.2
2008
2009
2010

2011 May
7.6
3 months ended:
2010 May
75.4
85.0
72.2
84.8
71.2
84.1
106.1
99.8
106.9
102.6
107.6
104.6
2011 Feb
79.7
89.0
77.5
88.3
75.9
87.8
122.1
106.7
124.4
110.2
124.4
113.2
2011 May
81.1
87.9
78.6
87.3
77.7
87.2
115.0
103.1
117.0
106.8
117.6
111.2

Previous 3 months
1.7
1.2
1.4
1.1
2.4
0.6
5.8
3.4
6.0
3.1
5.5
1.7
8.8
2.9
9.0
3.7
8.4
3.3
9.4
4.1
9.3
6.3
7.6
3.5

3 Includes trade with the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion.
PRICE INDICES WITH COUNTRIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EU (TRADE IN GOODS) 1
Indices 2006=100 not seasonally adjusted
Trade in goods with EU countries
Total
Total excluding oil
Trade in goods with Non-EU countries
Total excluding
oil and erratics 2
Total
Total excluding oil
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
2008
2009
2010
LGCR
115.5
117.4
124.2
LGDJ
109.8
113.8
118.3
LKUJ
111.8
118.3
122.0
LKVB
108.7
113.8
117.5
SHBQ
112.0
118.2
121.8
SHCM
108.7
113.6
117.3
LGEF
111.9
116.4
124.4
LGEY
118.6
121.6
132.4
LKVX
108.9
117.2
122.9
LKWQ
112.7
123.4
129.4
SHDH
109.2
116.7
122.2
SHEB
113.5
122.7
128.2
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
116.2
115.8
117.1
120.3
114.6
113.1
112.6
114.7
119.4
117.1
117.2
119.7
115.2
113.3
112.3
114.3
119.1
117.0
117.1
119.6
115.2
113.1
112.2
114.1
117.5
115.8
115.3
117.1
122.5
121.2
119.9
123.0
120.0
116.9
115.4
116.4
128.7
123.6
119.8
121.4
119.3
116.5
115.0
116.0
127.2
123.1
119.6
120.9
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
123.6
124.3
122.7
126.3
116.6
118.4
118.0
120.1
122.2
121.7
120.7
123.4
115.9
117.6
117.3
119.1
122.1
121.5
120.5
123.2
115.7
117.4
117.1
118.9
121.8
125.4
124.2
126.1
127.8
133.4
132.1
136.2
120.7
123.7
123.0
124.2
125.1
130.2
129.9
132.3
120.2
123.0
122.2
123.4
124.3
128.9
128.8
130.9
2011 Q1
130.9
121.4
125.4
119.6
125.1
119.4
128.7
142.7
124.7
134.3
123.7
132.5
2009 Nov
Dec
118.6
121.7
114.4
114.7
117.5
121.1
113.9
114.2
117.5
121.1
113.7
114.0
116.6
117.5
122.7
123.3
115.7
116.9
120.6
121.7
115.3
116.4
120.3
121.0
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
122.0
123.0
125.9
125.9
123.6
123.4
115.2
116.1
118.5
118.4
118.7
118.2
120.9
121.9
123.8
122.9
121.0
121.2
114.6
115.4
117.6
117.4
117.9
117.4
120.9
121.8
123.7
122.7
120.7
121.0
114.4
115.3
117.4
117.2
117.8
117.3
119.6
121.3
124.5
124.7
126.3
125.3
125.2
126.7
131.5
132.7
133.8
133.6
118.7
120.5
123.0
122.5
124.6
123.9
123.0
124.5
127.9
128.1
131.2
131.4
118.2
119.9
122.4
121.9
123.9
123.2
122.4
123.7
126.7
127.1
129.5
130.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
122.8
122.0
123.3
125.8
125.7
127.4
117.9
117.5
118.7
120.0
119.6
120.7
120.8
119.9
121.4
123.5
123.1
123.7
117.2
116.8
118.0
119.1
118.7
119.5
120.7
119.7
121.1
123.3
122.9
123.4
117.0
116.7
117.7
118.9
118.5
119.2
124.2
123.8
124.6
125.6
125.5
127.3
131.9
131.6
132.8
134.6
134.9
139.1
123.0
122.6
123.4
124.1
123.7
124.7
129.8
129.3
130.6
131.6
131.3
133.9
122.3
121.8
122.6
123.4
122.9
123.9
128.7
128.4
129.3
130.6
130.0
132.1
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
129.2
130.1
133.5
136.3
135.0
121.2
120.8
122.3
123.1
124.0
124.5
124.8
126.8
128.4
128.3
119.6
119.0
120.1
120.5
121.9
124.3
124.5
126.4
128.0
127.8
119.4
118.8
119.9
120.3
121.7
128.1
128.0
130.1
132.0
128.3
141.0
141.9
145.2
148.3
146.5
124.8
124.1
125.1
126.2
123.2
134.1
133.9
134.8
135.4
136.6
124.0
123.2
123.9
125.1
121.5
132.5
132.4
132.6
132.9
133.7
0.7
0.1
1.2
0.2
1.2
2.8
1.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
0.6

2011 May
1.0
3 months ended:
2010 May
125.1
118.5
122.6
117.6
122.4
117.5
125.2
132.7
123.4
129.1
122.7
127.8
2011 Feb
128.9
120.9
124.3
119.4
124.1
119.1
127.8
140.7
124.5
134.0
123.7
132.3
2011 May
134.9
123.1
127.8
120.8
127.4
120.6
130.1
146.7
124.8
135.6
123.5
133.1

Previous 3 months
4.7
1.8
2.8
1.2
2.7
1.3
1.8
4.3
0.2
1.2
0.2
0.6
4.3
2.7
4.1
2.7
4.0
10.6
1.2
5.1
0.6
4.1
7.8
3.9

3 Includes trade with the Canary Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion.
TRADE IN OIL1
Seasonally adjusted
Expor ts
Impor ts
Crude oil (SITC 333)

Balance of
Trade in Oil
million
Total
million
ENXQ
5 809
3 011
4 793
2008 Q4
Crude oil (SITC 333)
million
million
tonnes
Avg value
per tonne
Rest of
SITC 33
million
million
million
tonnes
Avg value2
per tonne
Rest of
SITC 33
million
ELBL
32 212
24 671
31 541
BQNI
16 588
12 499
15 860
BOQM
43.13
43.42
41.64
BPBN
392
288
381
BOQN
15 624
12 172
15 681
ENXO
38 021
27 682
36 334
BQNJ
20 167
13 888
19 114
BQBH
51.78
49.42
50.21
BQAX
389
281
381
BQAY
17 854
13 794
17 220
838
6 902
3 736
12.86
291
3 166
7 740
3 812
13.06
292
3 928
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
800
356
1 145
710
5 415
5 825
6 268
7 163
2 715
3 213
3 049
3 522
11.08
11.55
10.05
10.74
245
278
303
328
2 700
2 612
3 219
3 641
6 215
6 181
7 413
7 873
2 876
3 015
4 003
3 994
13.09
11.11
12.97
12.25
220
271
309
326
3 339
3 166
3 410
3 879
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
422
605
2 433
1 333
7 614
8 219
7 151
8 557
4 126
4 285
3 204
4 245
11.50
11.05
8.57
10.52
359
388
374
404
3 488
3 934
3 947
4 312
8 036
8 824
9 584
9 890
4 163
4 742
5 022
5 187
11.79
12.08
13.34
13.00
353
393
376
399
3 873
4 082
4 562
4 703
2011 Q1
1 482
9 534
4 147
8.98
462
5 387
11 016
5 845
12.10
483
5 171
2010 Dec
759
2 961
1 462
3.44
425
1 499
3 720
1 971
4.83
408
1 749
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
273
726
483
876
483
3 171
2 927
3 436
3 322
3 431
1 327
1 281
1 539
1 569
1 360
2.87
2.93
3.18
3.12
2.74
462
437
484
503
496
1 844
1 646
1 897
1 753
2 071
3 444
3 653
3 919
4 198
3 914
1 841
1 848
2 156
2 319
2 106
3.98
3.98
4.14
4.27
3.95
463
464
521
543
533
1 603
1 805
1 763
1 879
1 808
2010 May
779
7 879
4 122
10.60
389
3 757
8 658
4 614
11.94
387
4 044
2011 Feb
1 758
9 059
4 070
9.24
441
4 989
10 817
5 660
12.79
445
5 157
2011 May
1 842
10 189
4 468
9.04
494
5 721
12 031
6 581
12.36
532
5 450

Previous 3 months
12.5
9.8
2.2
12.0
14.7
11.2
16.3
3.4
19.6
5.7
8.4
14.7
27.2
52.3
39.0
42.6
3.5
37.6
34.8
2008
2009
2010
Total
million
3 months ended:
29.3
1 Trade in petroleum and petroleum products. These figures differ from those
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.
VALUE OF TRADE IN GOODS BY COMMODITY

Food, beverages and
tobacco (SITC 0 + 1)
Basic materials
(SITC 2 + 4)
Fuels (SITC 3)
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
BOPL
13 738
14 517
16 062
BQAR
31 141
32 306
33 555
ELBE
17 403
17 789
17 493
BOPM
6 637
5 192
7 348
BQAS
10 998
7 594
10 284
ELBF
4 361
2 402
2 936
BOPN
35 762
27 033
35 354
BQAT
48 589
35 113
45 198
ELBG
12 827
8 080
9 844
2009 Q2
Q3
Q4
3 622
3 571
3 752
8 096
7 827
8 282
4 474
4 256
4 530
1 234
1 301
1 501
1 830
1 859
1 990
596
558
489
6 439
6 688
7 698
7 894
8 859
9 475
1 455
2 171
1 777
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
3 808
4 008
4 114
4 132
8 031
8 357
8 354
8 813
4 223
4 349
4 240
4 681
1 641
1 883
1 837
1 987
2 262
2 478
2 672
2 872
621
595
835
885
8 318
9 224
8 221
9 591
9 930
10 601
11 829
12 838
1 612
1 377
3 608
3 247
2011 Q1
4 638
8 711
4 073
2 202
3 049
847
10 228
13 922
3 694
2010 Dec
1 303
2 938
1 635
667
986
319
3 254
4 912
1 658
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
1 602
1 547
1 489
1 492
1 538
2 929
2 895
2 887
2 907
3 103
1 327
1 348
1 398
1 415
1 565
648
719
835
668
790
1 136
994
919
916
998
488
275
84
248
208
3 387
3 132
3 709
3 821
3 960
4 592
4 509
4 821
5 235
5 030
1 205
1 377
1 112
1 414
1 070
3 months ended:
2010 May
3 975
8 283
4 308
1 942
2 414
472
8 787
10 442
1 655
2011 Feb
4 452
8 762
4 310
2 034
3 116
1 082
9 773
14 013
4 240
2011 May
4 519
8 897
4 378
2 293
2 833
540
11 490
15 086
3 596

Previous 3 months
1.5
1.5
12.7
9.1
17.6
7.7
18.1
17.4
30.8
44.5
2008
2009
2010
13.7
7.4
Semi-manufactures
(SITC 5 + 6)
Finished manufactures
(SITC 7 + 8)
Total manufactures
(SITC 5 to 8)
Miscellaneous
(SITC 9)
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
2008
2009
2010
BOPO
76 317
71 488
80 047
BQAU
79 889
74 854
88 177
ELBH
3 572
3 366
8 130
BOPP
117 840
107 393
124 239
BQAV
172 018
157 414
183 987
ELBI
54 178
50 021
59 748
BPAN
194 157
178 881
204 286
BQBD
251 907
232 268
272 164
ELBJ
57 750
53 387
67 878
BOQL
1 791
2 022
2 222
BQAW
2 567
2 729
2 887
BQKX
776
707
665
2009 Q2
Q3
Q4
16 917
18 146
18 732
18 435
18 156
19 637
1 518
10
905
25 881
26 500
28 328
37 810
39 048
41 727
11 929
12 548
13 399
42 798
44 646
47 060
56 245
57 204
61 364
13 447
12 558
14 304
444
506
616
632
676
812
188
170
196
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19 245
19 919
20 100
20 783
21 103
21 686
22 470
22 918
1 858
1 767
2 370
2 135
28 822
30 669
31 946
32 802
43 009
45 565
46 583
48 830
14 187
14 896
14 637
16 028
48 067
50 588
52 046
53 585
64 112
67 251
69 053
71 748
16 045
16 663
17 007
18 163
507
540
550
625
716
635
694
842
209
95
144
217
2011 Q1
21 985
23 507
1 522
34 807
46 912
12 105
56 792
70 419
13 627
787
774
13
2010 Dec
6 890
7 547
657
11 223
16 783
5 560
18 113
24 330
6 217
236
295
59
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
7 277
7 488
7 220
7 088
7 779
7 809
7 727
7 971
7 635
8 601
532
239
751
547
822
11 859
11 854
11 094
11 044
11 042
15 903
15 543
15 466
15 048
15 854
4 044
3 689
4 372
4 004
4 812
19 136
19 342
18 314
18 132
18 821
23 712
23 270
23 437
22 683
24 455
4 576
3 928
5 123
4 551
5 634
209
309
269
232
249
278
236
260
247
250
69
73
9
15
1
3 months ended:
2010 May
19 528
21 723
2 195
30 173
45 102
14 929
49 701
66 825
17 124
534
666
132
2011 Feb
21 655
23 083
1 428
34 936
48 229
13 293
56 591
71 312
14 721
754
809
55
2011 May
22 087
24 207
2 120
33 180
46 368
13 188
55 267
70 575
15 308
750
757

Previous 3 months
2.0
4.9
5.0
3.9
2.3
1.0
0.5
6.4
40.4
13.7
EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months
13.1
11.4
10.0
2.8
11.2
5.6
2.0
1.9
4.5
1.0
2.0
0.1
10.1
8.6
10.2
6.1
10.1
6.9
1 These are defined as precious stones and silver in semi-manufactures, and

as ships and aircraft in finished manufactures.
VOLUME INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) BY COMMODITY 1

Indices 2006=100 seasonally adjusted
Food, beverages
and tobacco
(SITC 0 + 1)
Basic materials
(SITC 2 + 4)
Fuels
(SITC 3)
Semi-manufactures
(SITC 5 + 6)
Finished
manufactures
(SITC 7 + 8)
Total manufactures
(SITC 5 to 8)
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
45
78
20
25
104
97
266
217
560
577
826
794
BPEM
108
111
115
BQBK
102
97
99
BAFB
119
106
130
BQBL
111
79
96
BAFC
99
99
101
BQBM
109
100
107
BAHA
106
92
104
BQBN
103
92
103
BAHY
78
66
74
ELAB
89
76
86
BOGT
88
75
84
ELAJ
93
80
91
2008 Q4
105
98
101
96
111
124
98
95
72
81
81
85
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
107
112
111
115
96
97
95
100
90
108
107
119
78
80
77
80
104
100
95
96
114
91
98
97
89
88
95
97
90
91
91
95
66
64
66
70
74
72
76
81
73
72
75
78
78
78
80
85
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
111
116
118
117
97
99
98
100
120
131
132
135
88
92
99
103
98
106
97
101
98
100
114
117
98
104
106
107
103
101
104
103
70
74
76
78
82
85
86
90
79
84
86
88
88
90
91
94
2011 Q1
130
99
143
105
92
109
113
104
83
88
93
92
2010 Dec
113
99
135
105
95
128
107
101
80
93
89
95
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
133
131
125
124
126
100
99
99
99
103
126
144
158
130
164
118
104
94
94
103
94
86
95
97
104
116
106
106
107
112
112
115
112
107
112
105
102
104
100
111
84
85
80
77
78
89
88
87
86
89
93
95
90
87
89
93
92
92
89
95
3 months ended:
2010 May
116
99
135
91
99
98
100
103
73
85
82
90
2011 Feb
126
99
135
109
92
117
111
103
83
90
92
93
2011 May
125
100
151
97
99
108
110
105
78
87
89
92

Previous 3 months
0.5
1.0
11.6
11.0
7.6
7.1
0.9
2.3
5.6
3.0
4.0
1.4
6.6
0.7
10.5
10.3
2.3
7.8
2.7
8.6
2.2
0.3
0.3
4.2
0.4
3.3
0.4
10.1
1.3
8.0
4.7
8.7
3.7
Weights2
(total trade = 1000)
2008
2009
2010

EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months
7.8
1.7
11.9

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 onwards. For 2006 and earlier, totals are calculated using the equivalent
weights for the previous year (eg totals for 2006 use 2005 weights).
10
PRICE INDICES (TRADE IN GOODS) BY COMMODITY1

Balance of Payments Consistent basis
Indices 2006=100 not seasonally adjusted
Food, beverages
and tobacco
(SITC 0 + 1)
Basic materials
(SITC 2 + 4)
Fuels
(SITC 3)
Semi-manufactures
(SITC 5 + 6)
Finished
manufactures
(SITC 7 + 8)
Total manufactures
(SITC 5 to 8)
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
Expor ts
Impor ts
45
78
20
25
104
97
266
217
560
577
826
794
BPAI
117
122
129
ELAN
124
134
138
BPAW
120
110
128
ELAO
126
123
142
BPDU
145
108
141
ELAP
152
118
147
BQAA
112
122
122
ELAQ
112
119
129
BQAB
109
116
121
ELAR
106
115
118
BQAI
110
118
122
ELAY
108
116
121
2008 Q4
121
133
113
125
111
118
119
117
114
112
115
113
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
123
122
119
122
136
135
132
134
113
106
108
113
124
119
122
126
91
104
115
124
105
115
121
131
125
121
119
122
121
118
117
120
117
116
116
117
117
115
113
114
120
117
117
118
118
115
114
116
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
129
129
128
129
135
138
138
142
121
131
127
132
134
143
143
147
134
144
137
149
141
149
143
156
123
123
120
123
123
129
129
133
120
121
121
123
116
118
118
118
121
121
121
123
118
121
121
122
2011 Q1
134
146
142
156
175
183
125
138
123
117
123
123
2010 Dec
129
144
135
149
157
165
123
135
123
119
123
123
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
133
133
136
138
138
146
146
147
148
149
139
142
144
146
143
153
157
157
158
161
166
172
187
198
187
175
180
193
209
194
124
125
127
129
129
136
138
140
142
142
123
122
123
124
122
118
117
117
117
118
123
123
124
126
124
123
122
124
124
125
3 months ended:
2010 May
130
138
130
142
144
150
124
128
121
118
122
121
2011 Feb
132
145
139
153
165
173
124
136
123
118
123
123
2011 May
137
148
144
159
191
199
128
141
123
117
125
124

Previous 3 months
4.3
1.8
4.1
3.7
15.6
14.6
3.5
3.7
0.3
0.6
1.4
1.4
12.0
32.1
32.7
3.5
10.1
1.4
0.3
2.2
3.0
3.0
2.5
0.3
0.0
1.4
0.5
2.4
7.9
1.9
0.3
2.2
2.5
Weights2
(total trade = 1000)
2008
2009
2010

EXCLUDING ERRATICS
Previous 3 months
5.9
7.2
10.7

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 onwards. For 2006 and earlier, totals are calculated using the equivalent
weights for the previous year (eg totals for 2006 use 2005 weights).
11
TRADE IN GOODS WITH SELECTED EU TRADING PARTNERS

Belgium & Luxembourg
France
Germany
Irish Republic
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
CHNQ
13 619
11 060
13 607
CHNY
17 344
15 748
18 278
CHNF
3 725
4 688
4 671
ENYL
18 168
17 171
19 147
ENYP
23 199
20 472
21 708
ENYT
5 031
3 301
2 561
ENYO
27 970
24 195
27 805
ENYS
44 689
39 827
45 549
ENYW
16 719
15 632
17 744
CHNS
19 124
15 917
16 887
CHOA
12 250
12 457
13 010
CHNH
6 874
3 460
3 877
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
2 868
2 791
2 639
2 762
3 647
3 717
4 020
4 364
779
926
1 381
1 602
4 146
3 931
4 469
4 625
5 074
4 915
5 092
5 391
928
984
623
766
5 943
5 715
6 218
6 319
9 457
9 337
10 066
10 967
3 514
3 622
3 848
4 648
4 031
3 940
3 843
4 103
3 182
3 229
2 781
3 265
849
711
1 062
838
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
3 113
3 287
3 504
3 703
4 477
4 411
4 650
4 740
1 364
1 124
1 146
1 037
4 572
4 737
4 666
5 172
5 124
5 217
5 636
5 731
552
480
970
559
6 728
6 802
6 658
7 617
10 969
11 356
11 170
12 054
4 241
4 554
4 512
4 437
4 032
4 154
4 331
4 370
3 041
3 257
3 240
3 472
991
897
1 091
898
2011 Q1
3 783
4 942
1 159
5 347
5 774
427
7 601
12 300
4 699
4 325
3 340
985
2010 Dec
1 178
1 674
496
1 791
1 946
155
2 625
4 081
1 456
1 463
1 107
356
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
1 238
1 263
1 282
1 329
1 545
1 586
1 642
1 714
1 750
1 906
348
379
432
421
361
1 968
1 587
1 792
1 850
2 164
2 049
1 825
1 900
1 784
1 982
81
238
108
66
182
2 521
2 466
2 614
2 492
2 924
4 084
4 214
4 002
4 115
4 333
1 563
1 748
1 388
1 623
1 409
1 509
1 400
1 416
1 542
1 502
1 224
1 079
1 037
896
1 038
285
321
379
646
464
2010 May
3 273
4 476
1 203
4 756
5 238
482
6 826
11 434
4 608
4 113
3 189
924
2011 Feb
3 679
4 902
1 223
5 346
5 820
474
7 612
12 379
4 767
4 372
3 410
962
2011 May
4 156
5 370
1 214
5 806
5 666
140
8 030
12 450
4 420
4 460
2 971
1 489
8.6
2.6
5.5
0.6
2.0
12.9
8.2
17.6
8.9
8.4
2008
2009
2010
3 months ended:

Previous 3 months
13.0
9.5
27.0
20.0
22.1
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
6.8
Sweden
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
CHNO
9 399
8 282
8 824
CHNW
14 160
12 108
14 021
CHOE
4 761
3 826
5 197
CHNP
19 905
18 179
21 285
CHNX
25 840
21 952
26 564
CHNE
5 935
3 773
5 279
CHNV
10 230
9 194
9 903
CHOD
10 783
9 450
10 342
CHNM
553
256
439
CHNA
5 213
4 210
5 556
CHND
6 808
5 493
6 597
CHVI
1 595
1 283
1 041
2008 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
Q2
Q3
Q4
2 127
1 979
2 097
2 079
3 017
2 862
3 091
3 138
890
883
994
1 059
4 448
4 068
4 636
5 027
5 665
5 262
5 154
5 871
1 217
1 194
518
844
2 217
2 081
2 264
2 632
2 257
2 189
2 398
2 606
40
108
134
26
1 014
1 010
1 018
1 168
1 264
1 300
1 409
1 520
250
290
391
352
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2 105
2 220
2 118
2 381
3 254
3 600
3 336
3 831
1 149
1 380
1 218
1 450
5 260
5 935
4 763
5 327
6 264
6 451
6 895
6 954
1 004
516
2 132
1 627
2 480
2 528
2 353
2 542
2 594
2 624
2 512
2 612
114
96
159
70
1 322
1 261
1 448
1 525
1 501
1 618
1 632
1 846
179
357
184
321
2011 Q1
2 507
3 591
1 084
5 612
6 958
1 346
2 496
2 825
329
1 596
1 944
348
2010 Dec
840
1 163
323
1 704
2 485
781
863
954
91
499
660
161
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
770
752
985
807
827
1 199
1 169
1 223
1 086
1 147
429
417
238
279
320
1 970
1 821
1 821
1 962
1 786
2 371
2 297
2 290
2 295
2 329
401
476
469
333
543
862
759
875
824
837
929
941
955
885
948
67
182
80
61
111
476
566
554
519
564
613
668
663
561
638
137
102
109
42
74
2010 May
2 143
3 676
1 533
5 682
6 611
929
2 549
2 640
91
1 207
1 575
368
2011 Feb
2 362
3 531
1 169
5 495
7 153
1 658
2 484
2 824
340
1 541
1 941
400
2011 May
2 619
3 456
837
5 569
6 914
1 345
2 536
2 788
252
1 637
1 862
225
1.3
3.3
2.1
1.3
6.2
4.1
2.0
4.6
0.5
5.6
35.6
18.2
2008
2009
2010
3 months ended:

2.1
Previous 3 months
10.9
22.2
6.0
12
TRADE IN GOODS WITH SELECTED NON-EU TRADING PARTNERS

Canada
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
EOBC
3 266
3 335
4 138
EOBW
5 824
4 528
5 892
EOCQ
2 558
1 193
1 754
ERDN
5 084
5 399
7 609
ERDZ
23 175
24 300
30 402
EREL
18 091
18 901
22 793
ERDG
3 676
3 735
4 460
ERDS
8 080
7 661
8 120
EREE
4 404
3 926
3 660
EOBD
3 908
3 562
4 332
EOBX
8 547
6 659
8 127
EOCR
4 639
3 097
3 795
2008 Q4
885
1 454
569
1 163
6 358
5 195
844
2 056
1 212
922
2 105
1 183
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
816
817
796
906
1 297
1 138
1 016
1 077
481
321
220
171
1 175
1 265
1 396
1 563
5 940
6 071
5 959
6 330
4 765
4 806
4 563
4 767
880
986
880
989
1 978
1 888
1 896
1 899
1 098
902
1 016
910
919
781
902
960
1 668
1 638
1 701
1 652
749
857
799
692
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
1 044
916
1 008
1 170
1 329
1 478
1 479
1 606
285
562
471
436
1 734
1 837
1 995
2 043
6 904
7 509
8 063
7 926
5 170
5 672
6 068
5 883
938
1 090
1 239
1 193
1 936
2 036
2 112
2 036
998
946
873
843
1 025
1 115
1 134
1 058
1 834
1 932
2 171
2 190
809
817
1 037
1 132
2011 Q1
1 129
1 481
352
2 192
7 474
5 282
1 408
2 064
656
1 194
2 330
1 136
2010 Nov
Dec
448
368
665
398
217
30
742
660
2 511
2 772
1 769
2 112
386
386
676
702
290
316
358
335
727
746
369
411
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
392
370
367
355
399
497
455
529
588
648
105
85
162
233
249
719
784
689
670
705
2 624
2 450
2 400
2 445
2 531
1 905
1 666
1 711
1 775
1 826
608
457
343
399
387
684
679
701
682
696
76
222
358
283
309
396
400
398
399
342
804
757
769
734
592
408
357
371
335
250
2010 May
1 015
1 524
509
1 802
7 308
5 506
1 092
1 935
843
1 076
1 895
819
2011 Feb
1 130
1 350
220
2 163
7 846
5 683
1 451
2 065
614
1 131
2 307
1 176
2011 May
1 121
1 765
644
2 064
7 376
5 312
1 129
2 079
950
1 139
2 095
956

Previous 3 months
0.8
30.7
4.6
6.0
22.2
0.7
0.7
9.2
14.5
0.9
3.4
7.4
5.9
10.6
2008
2009
2010
3 months ended:
10.4
15.8
Norway
South Korea
Switzerland
USA inc Puerto Rico
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
EPLX
2 849
2 805
3 083
EPMX
21 609
15 913
20 783
EPNX
18 760
13 108
17 700
ERDM
2 552
2 163
2 343
ERDY
3 510
2 857
2 567
EREK
958
694
224
EPLV
4 656
3 938
5 171
EPMV
5 256
5 232
7 343
EPNV
600
1 294
2 172
J9C5
35 471
33 979
38 034
J9C6
26 009
24 604
27 584
J9C4
9 462
9 375
10 450
2008 Q4
777
4 762
3 985
554
868
314
1 182
1 392
210
8 393
6 647
1 746
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
672
729
647
757
4 230
3 393
4 041
4 249
3 558
2 664
3 394
3 492
436
519
546
662
786
786
650
635
350
267
104
27
936
972
902
1 128
1 170
1 287
1 403
1 372
234
315
501
244
8 765
7 898
8 377
8 939
6 972
5 928
5 520
6 184
1 793
1 970
2 857
2 755
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
656
801
802
824
4 858
4 735
5 241
5 949
4 202
3 934
4 439
5 125
539
635
628
541
626
663
654
624
87
28
26
83
1 114
1 234
1 349
1 474
2 377
1 674
1 528
1 764
1 263
440
179
290
8 847
9 582
9 890
9 715
6 383
6 728
7 001
7 472
2 464
2 854
2 889
2 243
2011 Q1
893
6 042
5 149
579
647
68
1 413
1 816
403
10 789
7 238
3 551
2010 Nov
Dec
310
283
2 074
2 459
1 764
2 176
170
182
195
212
25
30
473
605
584
583
111
22
3 150
3 245
2 448
2 638
702
607
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
226
398
269
242
252
1 887
1 955
2 200
2 323
1 828
1 661
1 557
1 931
2 081
1 576
182
199
198
187
174
252
197
198
197
212
70
2
10
38
462
448
503
452
435
647
664
505
541
584
185
216
2
89
149
3 588
3 827
3 374
3 316
3 424
2 502
2 334
2 402
2 479
2 459
1 086
1 493
972
837
965
2010 May
776
4 674
3 898
658
634
24
1 195
2 011
816
8 907
6 543
2 364
2011 Feb
907
6 301
5 394
563
661
98
1 515
1 894
379
10 660
7 474
3 186
2011 May
763
6 351
5 588
559
607
48
1 390
1 630
240
10 114
7 340
2 774
0.7
8.2
8.3
13.9
5.1
1.8
15.0
4.3
16.3
18.9
13.6
12.2
2008
2009
2010
3 months ended:

Previous 3 months
15.9
0.8
1.7
35.9
13
TRADE IN GOODS EXCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS TO TRADE

ASSOCIATED WITH MTIC FRAUD1 2
million
MTIC fraud
trade adjment
Current price
Current price
Current price
Value of
trade
Total imports
less MTIC
adjustment
Total EU imports
less MTIC
adjustment
Total non-EU imports

less MTIC
adjustment
Total imports
less MTIC
adjustment
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
OFNN
11 496
4 484
2 688
11 057
22 378
BQHQ
222 733
232 443
249 086
269 140
297 567
CLAS
125 435
132 920
139 835
147 106
161 371
CLAT
97 298
99 522
109 244
122 034
136 198
BQHS
237 711
248 633
268 023
278 476
297 567
2007
2008
2009
2010
2 138
2 272
2 032
2 524
308 474
342 930
307 978
361 564
167 661
178 798
160 107
183 121
140 811
164 131
147 871
178 442
309 384
303 788
265 606
295 880
2008 Q4
421
82 188
41 147
40 984
71 570
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
414
484
539
595
76 551
74 213
75 886
81 328
38 837
38 054
39 788
43 428
37 787
35 886
36 287
37 911
66 301
64 067
65 824
69 414
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
618
618
588
700
84 433
88 704
92 014
96 413
43 519
45 095
45 929
48 578
41 118
43 424
46 220
47 680
71 320
72 680
74 762
77 118
2011 Q1
692
96 183
49 190
47 261
75 410
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
151
189
261
234
203
174
27 532
27 706
29 212
29 222
29 498
29 991
14 304
14 201
15 031
15 216
15 031
14 855
13 227
13 521
14 397
14 028
14 366
15 032
23 571
23 434
24 328
24 046
24 270
24 370
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
179
196
205
199
260
232
30 770
30 678
30 574
31 159
32 034
33 229
15 145
15 534
15 258
15 908
16 111
16 568
15 732
15 199
15 283
15 230
15 912
16 516
25 092
25 039
24 638
25 104
25 777
26 245
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
182
201
301
216
273
32 465
31 703
32 023
31 772
33 563
16 633
16 312
16 253
15 863
17 151
15 840
15 422
15 949
15 865
16 496
25 669
24 929
24 819
24 377
25 792

Previous 3 months
28.5
0.0
0.5
1.1
2.4
13.2
10.7
8.8
12.9
3.2
Percentage change, latest quarter compared with:

Previous quarter
1.1
0.2
1.3
0.9
2.2
Same quarter last year
13.9
13.0
14.9
5.7
12.0
1 The adjustments are for the missing declarations (non response) and do
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.
Chained
volume measure
14R
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
Balance of Payments Basis
million
Trade in goods 1
Trade in services (seasonally

adjusted)2
Trade in goods & services

(seasonally adjusted)
Value (seasonally adjusted)

million
Million
Million
Growth rates for volume and price indices

(2006=100)
Volume excluding oil
and erratics
Prices
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Balance
Expor ts
Impor ts
Balance
Exports
Imports
Exports
Imports
BOKG
BOKH
BOKI
IKBB
403
IKBC
211
IKBD
192
IKBH
403
IKBI
211
IKBJ
192
2008 Q3
Q4
2009 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2010 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
104
270
147
924
96
35
22
58
200
305
169
866
104
270
147
924
96
35
22
58
200
305
169
866
2011 Q1
33
82
115
33
82
115
2008 Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2009 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
13
34
57
71
89
110
27
34
35
15
12
8
40
68
92
86
101
118
13
34
57
71
89
110
27
34
35
15
12
8
40
68
92
86
101
118
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
121
76
50
235
340
349
24
59
39
40
119
76
26
176
301
389
121
76
50
235
340
349
24
59
39
40
119
76
26
176
301
389
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
299
..
45
..
254
..
75
13
95
110
..
42
15
55
14
..
33
2
150
124
..
75
13
95
409
..
42
15
55
31
..
33
2
150
378
..
0.3
..
0.7
..
0.2
..
0.3
..
2009 Dec
2010 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
0.1
..
0.2
..
0.1
..
0.1
..
2008
2009
2010
3 month on 3 month comparison:
Earliest date for revisions to trade in goods is April 2011
Earliest data for revisions to trade in services is Januar y 2010.
Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011
Next publication: 9 August 2011

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UK Trade

Theme: The Economy

Seasonally adjusted: billion

Balance of UK trade in goods

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 2

Value of total trade in goods (seasonally adjusted)

Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)

Consumer goods other than cars

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Silver (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)

Consumer goods other than cars

Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Precious Stones (see page 11 Interpreting the Data)

Aircraft (see page 11 Interpreting the Data)

Value of UK trade in goods

Value of UK trade in goods excluding oil

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 3

Trade in goods EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)

Consumer goods other than cars

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Fuels Other than oil ( see page 11 Interpreting the Data)

Balance of trade in goods EU countries

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 4

Trade in goods non-EU analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)

Consumer goods other than cars

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Oil (see page 8 trade in oil)

Consumer goods other than cars

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Precious stones (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)

Aircraft (see page 11, Interpreting the Data)

Balance of trade in goods non-EU countries

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 5

Trade in goods one month geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Significant Partner Country 1 Month Balances

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 6

Trade in goods three monthly geographical analysis (seasonally adjusted)

Significant Partner Country 3 Month Balances

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 7

Food, beverages and tobacco

Consumer goods other than cars

Semi-manufactured goods other than chemicals

Consumer goods other than cars

Finished manufactured goods; of which

Volume of exports of goods (finished manufactures)

Volume of imports of goods (finished manufactures)

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 8

Export and import prices (goods) excluding oil price effect

Not seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Trade in oil (seasonally adjusted)

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 9

Trade in services (seasonally adjusted)

Statistical Bulletin: UK trade - May 2011 | Page 10

UK Trade records page for May 2011

Last time lower

Last time higher

38 090 (Apr 11)