UK-Nevada 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 Nevada’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Nevada jobs supported by UK companies
8,100 Nevadans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
7,590 jobs are supported by exports from Nevada to the UK worth $1 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Nevada
The UK was the 6th largest export market for Nevada in 2019
Total value of Nevada goods exports to the UK $204 million
Total value of Nevada services exports to the UK $830 million
Top exports from Nevada to the UK 2019
| Top Nevada goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Nonferrous metal products | $80 million |
| Miscellaneous manufactured commodities | $33 million |
| Navigational and measurement instruments | $16 million |
| Soaps, cleaning agents & toiletries | $10 million |
| Hardware | $9 million |
| Top Nevada services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Personal travel and tourism | $410 million |
| Passenger fares | $84 million |
| Business travel | $73 million |
| Credit-related services | $61 million |
| Miscellaneous financial services | $25 million |
Trends in exports from Nevada to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 101,939,880 | 653,161,436 |
| 2011 | 117,174,834 | 682,265,191 |
| 2012 | 154,690,783 | 690,013,234 |
| 2013 | 138,782,898 | 712,019,012 |
| 2014 | 141,719,785 | 764,173,961 |
| 2015 | 86,322,742 | 841,863,056 |
| 2016 | 121,136,388 | 778,592,620 |
| 2017 | 147,879,320 | 765,096,507 |
| 2018 | 147,911,851 | 818,635,069 |
| 2019 | 204,278,127 | 829,932,812 |
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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.