Details of the July 2015 UK visible trade balance data report 9 September 2015

  • Prior -9.180bn. Revised to -8.507bn
  • Non-EU balance -3.461bn vs -1.900bn exp. Prior -1.620bn. Revised to -1.508bn
  • Exports -9.5% vs +0.4% prior
  • Imports 0.5% vs 3.1% prior

Not good numbers at all from the UK. The value of goods exports to the lowest since Sep 2010 and was led by lower chemical exports

UK trade balance