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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...

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...

The UK car industry's approach to frictionless trade is an enigma. Its principal industry body - the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...

There’s a difference between what seamless trade with the EU is supposed to achieve in theory and what it's actually achieved in...

A single assumption underpins all debate on UK’s post-Brexit trade objectives: that trade within the Customs Union and the Single Market...

Export Categories 1–5 In 2017, manufacturing contributed 89% of all UK goods exports, down only fractionally from 91% in 1998. But the...

Export Categories 6–10 The second half of UK’s top-ten export categories comprise: computers & electronics (£27 bn), basic metals (£15.7...

With 7% annual growth and a pro-business BJP government, India is a fertile prospect for post-Brexit Britain’s trade endeavours. But to...

The UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) needs to resolve complex policy questions quickly: should UK pursue Free Trade; should...

With just two years to scope out post-Brexit trade deals and limited expertise to hand, UK trade negotiators are in an exceptionally weak...