calitom wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:No trade deals with the Yanks then.
honestly--other than shoes & suits & beer what have you got to offer?
USA accounted for 19% of the value of UK exports in 2016/17, second only to the EU as a whole, which bought 44% of UK exports.
Most Yanks probably buy UK stuff not even realising where it came from (eg Scotch whiskey comes from a remote part of Alaska)
Top companies include
Anglo American PLC (diversified metals, mining)
AstraZeneca (pharmaceuticals)
BP (oil, gas)
British American Tobacco (tobacco)
GlaxoSmithKline (pharmaceuticals)
Johnson Matthey (chemicals)
Plus various car manufacturers...
[quote="calitom"][quote="Rolluplostinspace"]No trade deals with the Yanks then.[/quote]
honestly--other than shoes & suits & beer what have you got to offer?[/quote]
USA accounted for 19% of the value of UK exports in 2016/17, second only to the EU as a whole, which bought 44% of UK exports.
Most Yanks probably buy UK stuff not even realising where it came from (eg Scotch whiskey comes from a remote part of Alaska)
Top companies include
Anglo American PLC (diversified metals, mining)
AstraZeneca (pharmaceuticals)
BP (oil, gas)
British American Tobacco (tobacco)
GlaxoSmithKline (pharmaceuticals)
Johnson Matthey (chemicals)
Plus various car manufacturers...