Analysis by type and by countries-of-destination shows the structure of UK exports is markedly different from that of Germany and France. By Download Briefing Note: BN#66 Germany France UK BoP
Estimates of the ongoing Net Cost to the UK of its membership of the EU range upwards from four per cent of GDP per year. In just the thirteen years 1997 – 2009 inclusive, the cumulated UK current account deficit with EU-26 (trade deficit plus the net budgetary contribution to "Brussels") was £ 218 billion. By Download Briefing [...]
After taking account of both these distortions, the "real" proportion of worldwide UK exports going to the EU is likely to be closer to 40% than to 50%. By Download Briefing Note: BN#64 Rotterdam Antwerp Neth Distortions
The word "trade" is often used, carelessly and wrongly, to mean "trade-in-goods" only. The proper definition encompasses trade in Goods, Services, Income & Transfers. "Goods" are sometimes described as "visibles", while "Services, Income & Transfers" are sometimes described as "invisibles". By Download Briefing Note: BN#63 Proper Definition of Trade
The EU will soon have Free Trade Agreements with 80 per cent of all the non-EU countries in the world. Several non-EU countries already export more to the EU than does the UK: The USA exports more in absolute terms to the EU than does the UK The USA is not an EU member. It has zero [...]
