Report
Exports Snapshot: Full Year 2017
Published: 15 July 2020
Updated: 15 July 2020
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We publish regular reports outlining the latest UK food and drink export statistics, which can help your company to prioritise markets for exporting. Our reports include: data on the UK's top food and drink exports, key export markets, areas for growth, and updates on FDF's trade-related policy work.
- Full year 2017 exports of food and drink exceeded £22bn, up 9.7% on 2016.
- Overall exports to EU markets (+ 10.3%) of food and drink outperformed those to non-EU markets (+ 8.9%), bringing total EU exports to £13.3bn and its overall share to 60.2%.
- The top 5 export markets contributed to over 50% of our total food and drink export value, while the top 20 markets in the chart below contributed to 80% of total value.
- Exports of branded goods saw growth of 12.1% to £5.8bn compared to 2016, with the fastest growth reported to non-EU markets (+ 16.6%).
- The food and drink trade deficit increased by 7.4% in 2017.
- Over the past 10 years from 2007 to 2017 food and drink exports have grown by 93%, with an average annual growth rate of 7%.
- Despite continued strength in UK food and drink exports to non-EU markets over the past 20 years, the UK currently lags behind EU counterparts with a lower share of overall EU28 exports to non-EU countries of the larger EU nations.