UK Exports Grow, See Higher Demand Outside of EU, UK Says

The United Kingdom’s exports grew by multiple percentage points in 2019 as global demand for U.K. goods is increasingly coming from countries outside the European Union, according to new statistics released March 17 by the U.K. Revenue and Customs department. The U.K. Department for International Trade said exports from England grew 2%, exports from Scotland grew nearly 4.5%, exports from Wales grew 3%, and exports from Northern Ireland grew about 2%, according to a March 17 notice.