EXPORTS OF GOODS

Table 4(b)(i) - Total number of exporting companies1
Levels

 

 UKGO Region/CountryENG
NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI
2001 Q1 44,679 934 4,173 3,234 3,546 4,391 4,777 8,453 7,950 2,949 40,407 1,154 2,168 950
 Q2 44,579 968 4,217 3,226 3,510 4,373 4,783 8,322 7,857 3,024 40,280 1,168 2,200 931
 Q3 44,406 951 4,206 3,217 3,524 4,365 4,788 8,286 7,830 2,905 40,072 1,170 2,204 960
 Q4 45,459 947 4,297 3,285 3,535 4,463 4,892 8,666 7,995 3,023 41,103 1,164 2,218 974
2002 Q1 44,477 940 4,234 3,248 3,496 4,366 4,828 8,322 7,727 2,996 40,157 1,147 2,153 1,020
 Q2 45,335 973 4,346 3,348 3,622 4,415 4,925 8,311 7,843 3,081 40,864 1,187 2,249 1,035
 Q3 45,520 970 4,330 3,314 3,656 4,491 5,019 8,324 7,856 3,080 41,040 1,195 2,247 1,038
 Q4 45,624 932 4,406 3,410 3,669 4,545 4,988 8,299 7,756 3,076 41,081 1,206 2,282 1,055
2003 Q1 44,079 912 4,236 3,269 3,468 4,360 4,823 7,930 7,606 3,030 39,634 1,171 2,189 1,085
 Q2 48,339 1,016 4,588 3,577 3,847 4,688 5,248 8,867 8,454 3,342 43,627 1,252 2,361 1,099
 Q3 49,989 1,037 4,675 3,650 4,011 4,786 5,376 9,262 8,815 3,467 45,079 1,293 2,480 1,137
 Q4 49,760 1,026 4,706 3,666 3,901 4,838 5,400 9,091 8,722 3,506 44,856 1,305 2,475 1,124
2004 Q1 47,836 999 4,507 3,495 3,780 4,617 5,190 8,676 8,471 3,313 43,048 1,227 2,419 1,142
 Q2 48,978 1,045 4,652 3,595 3,814 4,772 5,340 8,719 8,673 3,484 44,094 1,248 2,452 1,184
 Q3 48,897 1,036 4,627 3,604 3,805 4,711 5,283 8,780 8,652 3,425 43,923 1,273 2,499 1,202
 Q4 50,168 1,056 4,674 3,664 3,920 4,832 5,486 9,013 8,875 3,571 45,091 1,321 2,551 1,205

1: The figures exclude traders that cannot be allocated to regions.
Source: Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

Table 4(b)(ii) - Total number of companies exporting to the European Union and outside the European Union1,2
Levels UKGO Region/CountryENG
NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI
EU25 2003 Q1 20,133 514 2,170 1,622 1,685 2,049 2,132 2,678 3,378 1,332 17,560 659 974 940
  Q2 20,498 511 2,195 1,653 1,749 2,102 2,174 2,783 3,464 1,308 17,939 643 1,002 914
  Q3 21,027 518 2,279 1,713 1,814 2,168 2,209 2,811 3,535 1,391 18,438 654 1,007 928
  Q4 21,167 508 2,271 1,722 1,792 2,209 2,294 2,778 3,566 1,387 18,527 678 1,043 919
 2004 Q1 21,053 520 2,249 1,693 1,797 2,187 2,260 2,746 3,553 1,384 18,389 658 1,034 972
  Q2 19,775 504 2,147 1,588 1,646 2,073 2,124 2,530 3,316 1,297 17,225 606 976 968
  Q3 17,013 450 1,836 1,374 1,460 1,723 1,786 2,099 2,830 1,097 14,655 548 831 979
  Q4 17,055 453 1,823 1,377 1,454 1,737 1,795 2,067 2,850 1,116 14,672 551 841 991
                
Outside EU25 2004 Q1 41,138 847 3,835 2,997 3,223 3,956 4,550 7,748 7,559 2,901 37,616 1,026 2,122 374
  Q2 43,023 908 4,047 3,166 3,336 4,162 4,764 7,943 7,860 3,145 39,331 1,083 2,179 430
  Q3 43,979 923 4,147 3,251 3,385 4,277 4,858 8,168 7,980 3,141 40,130 1,136 2,292 421
  Q4 45,169 936 4,195 3,278 3,504 4,384 5,054 8,394 8,195 3,309 41,249 1,179 2,330 411

1: Traders may export to both EU and non-EU countries. Therefore, the sum of companies exporting to EU and non-EU countries will not add up to the total number of exporting companies in table 4b(i).
2: The figures exclude traders that cannot be allocated to regions.
Source: Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

EXPORTS OF GOODS

Table 4(c) - Destination of export goods - 2004
Per cent UK1GO Region/CountryENG 
NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI
EU 57.6 65.0 53.3 60.0 56.2 56.5 59.1 41.4 55.6 62 55 65.6 52.6 61.5
North America 17.2 11.5 18.0 13.5 16.2 21.2 17 23.6 18.5 13.5 18.0 17.2 19.2 21.3
Asia and Oceania 11.2 10.3 13.3 11.8 13.6 10.4 10.6 15.2 11.1 12.2 12.2 9.8 13.1 8.8
Other Europe 5.6 7.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.5 8.1 6.1 5.3 5.8 2.6 6.5 1.8
Middle East and Africa 7.1 4.6 9.5 6.7 7.8 6.6 6.5 11.1 7.8 5.8 7.9 3.8 7.0 5.6
Latin America and Caribbean 1.2 1.0 1.6 2.3 1.1 1 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.1
World 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

1: UK figures include trade that cannot be allocated to regions.
Source: Source: DTI analysis of information provided by the Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit, HM Revenue and Customs