Vereinigtes Königreich von Großbritannien und Nordirland Handelsbilanzsaldo

The UK trade balance posted a £ 1.96 billion deficit in February 2025, shifting from a revised £0.30 billion surplus in the previous month. Exports grew 0.2% month-on-month to a 27-month high of £76.24 billion, while imports grew by 3.2% to an eight-month high of £78.19 billion. Goods exports edged down by 0.1%, with exports to non-EU remaining stable, as falls of £0.6 billion in exports of material manufactures and £0.3 billion in miscellaneous manufactures were offset by £0.3 billion rises in exports of machinery and transport equipment, and fuels. Exports to EU countries also stayed stable at £14.01 billion. By contrast, services exports grew 0.4%. Goods imports rose by 5.2%, with imports from non-EU countries rising by 5.8%, mainly boosted by rises in imports of aircraft from the US, while those from the EU climbed by 6.1%, primarily due to rises in imports of machinery and transport equipment, including cars from Germany, Spain, and Belgium. By contrast, service imports fell 0.6%.