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Brexit: Britain's Major Export Products and Markets

Geoff Riley

9th March 2016

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Here is a smart graphic from our friends at Statista. According to data from the Office of National Statistics, over half of British exports go to countries in the European Union. In 2015, Britain's exports to the EU were worth £133 billion compared to £45 billion to the United States.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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