UK trade August 2025 - Exports Down - Exports To USA Down

16th October 2025

The value of goods imports was unchanged in August 2025, with a rise in imports from the EU offset by a fall in imports from non-EU countries.

The value of goods exports fell by £1.1 billion (3.3%) in August 2025, with a decrease in exports to both EU and non-EU countries.

Exports of goods to the United States, including precious metals, fell by £0.7 billion in August 2025.

The total goods and services trade deficit widened by £1.7 billion to £5.2 billion in the three months to August 2025, because total exports fell by more than imports.

The trade in goods deficit widened by £3.0 billion to £58.4 billion in the three months to August 2025, while the trade in services surplus is estimated to have widened by £1.3 billion to £53.2 billion.

Read the full ONS report HERE