Statistics bulletin: UK Trade, January 2013

Statistics Released: 12 March 2013
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Contents

• January 2013
• Key Figures
• Summary
• Economic Context
• Value of UK Trade in Goods
• Trade in Goods – EU Analysis
• Trade in Goods – Non-EU Analysis
• Trade in Goods – One Month Geographical Analysis
• Trade in goods – Three Monthly Geographical Analysis
• Volume of Total Trade in Goods, Excluding Oil and Erratics
• Export and Import Prices for Trade in Goods (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
• Trade in Oil
• Trade in Services
• Records Sheet
• Background notes
• Statistical contacts

January 2013

• UK Trade shows the extent of import and export activity; a key contributor to the overall economic growth of the UK.
• Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £2.4 billion in January, compared with a deficit of £2.8 billion in December.
• There was a deficit of £8.2 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £5.8 billion on services.
• Excluding oil and erratic items, the deficit on trade in goods was £21.8 billion in the three months to January 2013. This was £1.3 billion less than the preceding three months and £0.5 billion lower than the same period a year ago.
• Export volumes (excluding oil and erratics) were unchanged in the latest three months; import volumes fell by 2.0% in the same period.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.