Vereinigtes Königreich von Großbritannien und Nordirland Handelsbilanzsaldo

The UK trade deficit widened sharply to £7.03 billion in April 2025 from £3.70 billion in March, marking the largest trade gap since June 2022, as exports fell while imports rose. Exports fell by 3.4% to a four-month low of £73.44 billion, while imports grew by 1.0% to a 32-month high of £80.47 billion. Goods exports shrank by 8.8%, weighed down by a 4.3% drop in shipments to the EU, largely due to reduced fuel exports, particularly a decline in crude oil shipments to the Netherlands and Poland. Exports to non-EU countries plunged 12.6%, mainly driven by lower exports of machinery and transport equipment, especially cars to the US. In contrast, service exports rose 0.4% to £45.08 billion. Meanwhile, goods imports rose 1.2% to £51.57 billion, mainly due to a 1.0% growth in EU imports of machinery and transport equipment. Non-EU imports fell 1.3%, dragged down by a drop in fuel imports, particularly gas from the US and Norway. Additionally, service imports climbed 0.6% to £28.90 billion.