UK-Colorado trade and investment highlights
Updated 25 June 2021
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The US and UK have a strong trade relationship worth more than $260 billion a year, and a total of $1 trillion invested in each other’s economies. This relationship plays a pivotal role in Colorado’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Colorado jobs supported by UK companies
20,900 Coloradans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
9,240 jobs are supported by exports from Colorado to the UK worth $1.5 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Colorado
The UK was the 3rd largest export market for Colorado in 2019
Total value of Colorado goods exports to the UK $232 million
Total value of Colorado services exports to the UK $1.3 billion
Top exports from Colorado to the UK 2019
| Top Colorado goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Aerospace products and parts | $30 million |
| Navigational and measurement instruments | $28 million |
| Miscellaneous general purpose machinery | $20 million |
| Basic chemicals | $19 million |
| Computer equipment | $15 million |
| Top Colorado services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Personal travel and tourism | $228 million |
| Business management and consulting services | $150 million |
| Passenger fares | $120 million |
| Financial management and advisory services | $106 million |
| Computer software services | $73 million |
Trends in exports from Colorado to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 185,205,946 | 891,070,461 |
| 2011 | 237,945,367 | 946,052,274 |
| 2012 | 195,203,482 | 971,804,516 |
| 2013 | 196,536,839 | 1,028,244,788 |
| 2014 | 203,687,413 | 1,082,267,336 |
| 2015 | 238,822,246 | 1,168,508,703 |
| 2016 | 213,931,165 | 1,166,786,989 |
| 2017 | 216,793,535 | 1,194,783,140 |
| 2018 | 214,445,523 | 1,302,160,690 |
| 2019 | 232,151,364 | 1,256,947,618 |
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Sources
Goods, jobs and services estimates prepared by The Trade Partnership and derived from U.S. government and private industry data.
Companies trading with the UK from US Census, “A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2017-2018.”
Estimate of employment by UK subsidiaries from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States database.