Top Export Markets
The ranking of the top 9 markets remains unchanged on 2011.
Sweden is the only EU country to move up the table, the other six climbers were
Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Australia, China and Japan.
The major fallers in terms of rankings were Poland, Norway, and Portugal. Russia
has moved out of the top 20 after exports fell by 12.6%.
Growth in three of the top 4 markets has resulted in gains of £157m, but this
has been offset
by negative growth in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy and some of the
mid-table
markets.
Portugal which was one of the top 10 markets in 2010 has fallen back to 19th in
2012.
Top 20 growth markets
The highest growth markets in the top 20 included:
- Saudi Arabia: +35.2% to £118m including a 310% increase in eggs (adding over £11m), 213%
increase in sugar confectionery and a 106% increase in soft drinks.
- The United Arab Emirates: +24.9% to £153m with a 171% increase in fresh fish, 69% increase in cheddar
cheese, 121% increase in soft drinks and a 69% increase in
chocolate.
- Sweden: +16.5% to £198m with a 1667% increase in prepared meat (adding £2.4m), 67%
increase in fruit juice and a 37% increase in bread.
- Australia: +12.6% to £114m including a 53% increase in sweet biscuits (adding £5m), 44%
increase in chocolate, 51% increase in smoked fish and a 32% increase in
Jam/preserves.
- China: +11% to £110m (with exports exceeding £100m for the first time) including a
280% increase in pork (adding almost £8m) and a 45% increase in crustaceans.
Strong value added growth was also seen in sugar confectionery (+80%), cakes
(+53%) and sweet biscuits (+32.4%).
Top 20 export countries
UK Exports of Food & Non-alcoholic drinks:
Top 20 Countries - Jan-Dec 2011-2012 (£ million)
| Rank |
Country |
2011 |
2012 |
% change 2011-2012
|
| 1 (-) |
Ireland |
2,932 |
2,983 |
1.7 |
| 2 (-) |
France |
1,444 |
1,326 |
-8.2 |
| 3 (-) |
Netherlands |
1,172 |
1,198 |
2.2 |
| 4 (-) |
Germany |
1,037 |
1,117 |
7.7 |
| 5 (-) |
Belgium |
569 |
555 |
-2.4 |
| 6 (-) |
Spain |
558 |
517 |
-7.5 |
| 7 (-) |
United States |
491 |
492 |
0.1 |
| 8 (-) |
Italy |
431 |
372 |
-13.5 |
| 9 (-) |
Denmark |
221 |
204 |
-7.5 |
| 10 (+2) |
Sweden |
170 |
198 |
16.5 |
| 11 (-1) |
Poland |
203 |
183 |
-9.8 |
| 12 (+1) |
Canada |
149 |
156 |
4.3 |
| 13 (+3) |
United Arab Emirates |
123 |
153 |
24.9 |
| 14 (-3) |
Norway |
177 |
149 |
-16.0 |
| 15 (-) |
Hong Kong |
128 |
135 |
4.9 |
| 16 (+5) |
Saudi Arabia |
87 |
118 |
35.2 |
| 17 (+1) |
Australia |
101 |
114 |
12.6 |
| 18 (+1) |
China |
99 |
110 |
11.0 |
| 19 (-5) |
Portugal |
131 |
105 |
-19.7 |
| 20 (+2) |
Japan |
86 |
96 |
12.0 |
Source: HMRC Trade Info.
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Last reviewed: 15 Mar 2013