Research and analysis

International trade: the economic benefits

Insight into the economic benefits of international trade produced by the Department for International Trade's analytical group.

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Details

This analysis sets out the benefits of international trade to the UK economy. It includes:

  • a summary of how the value of UK trade has changed over the last 50 years
  • an overview of the complex supply chains now in operation in the UK
  • what the UK must do to deliver trade in future
Published 1 October 2018