Have the benefits of EU membership aided UK exports? A two-decade, 13-sector analysis
If seamless trade with the EU seriously benefits UK export sectors, then it should be apparent from historical data. The UK export...
Nothing To Fear
ONS data, trade in non-monetary gold & computing the growth rates of EU & WTO trade: 1999 -
The UK's Office for National Statistics provides by far the best data with which to analyse long-term trends in UK trade. It's current...
UK car makers have frictionless trade with EU but exports are at a stand still. Why?
The UK car industry's approach to frictionless trade is an enigma. Its principal industry body - the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...
Success or Failure 1998-2017? The UK & the Customs Union in 7 Simple Graphs
There’s a difference between what seamless trade with the EU is supposed to achieve in theory and what it's actually achieved in...
Last 20 years of UK-EU trade data show Clean Brexit is safest course. Part 1
A single assumption underpins all debate on UK’s post-Brexit trade objectives: that trade within the Customs Union and the Single Market...
Last 20 years of UK-EU trade data show Clean Brexit is safest course. Part 2
Export Categories 1–5 In 2017, manufacturing contributed 89% of all UK goods exports, down only fractionally from 91% in 1998. But the...
Last 20 years of UK-EU trade data show Clean Brexit is safest course. Part 3
Export Categories 6–10 The second half of UK’s top-ten export categories comprise: computers & electronics (£27 bn), basic metals (£15.7...
May's Passage to India: Mind the Fence
With 7% annual growth and a pro-business BJP government, India is a fertile prospect for post-Brexit Britain’s trade endeavours. But to...
10 Tips for Trade Negotiators ... & How to Help Scotland
The UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) needs to resolve complex policy questions quickly: should UK pursue Free Trade; should...
UK's Global FTA Voyage: How to Navigate Rough Seas
With just two years to scope out post-Brexit trade deals and limited expertise to hand, UK trade negotiators are in an exceptionally weak...