UK-Alabama trade and investment highlights
Updated 25 June 2021
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 Alabama’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Alabama jobs supported by UK companies
16,400 Alabamians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
4,680 jobs are supported by exports from Alabama to the UK worth $823 million in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Alabama
The UK was the 6th largest export market for Alabama in 2019
Total value of Alabama goods exports to the UK $375 million
Total value of Alabama services exports to the UK $449 million
Top exports from Alabama to the UK 2019
Top Alabama goods exports to the UK | US$ |
---|---|
Miscellaneous wood products | $71 million |
Aerospace products and parts | $50 million |
Scrap products | $34 million |
Pulp and paperboard mill products | $23 million |
Engines and turbines | $22 million |
Top Alabama services exports to the UK | US$ |
---|---|
Miscellaneous financial services | $73 million |
Personal travel and tourism | $66 million |
Equipment installation and maintenance | $52 million |
Bank lending-related services | $42 million |
Architectural, engineering & other tech services | $27 million |
Trends in exports from Alabama to the UK 2010 to 2019
Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
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2010 | 500,100,248 | 283,700,613 |
2011 | 595,945,402 | 282,556,829 |
2012 | 691,643,320 | 342,372,104 |
2013 | 690,000,365 | 352,001,211 |
2014 | 598,768,176 | 377,234,600 |
2015 | 592,730,387 | 378,528,808 |
2016 | 560,896,577 | 384,691,021 |
2017 | 254,519,468 | 430,361,362 |
2018 | 287,577,800 | 458,852,072 |
2019 | 374,603,940 | 448,682,707 |
Find out more about investing in, and trading with the UK.
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.