UK-Oregon 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. The relationship plays a pivotal role in Oregon’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Oregon jobs supported by UK companies
14,800 Oregonians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
4,780 jobs are supported by exports from Oregon to the UK worth $813 million in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Oregon
The UK was the 13th largest export market for Oregon in 2019
Total value of Oregon goods exports to the UK $271 million
Total value of Oregon services exports to the UK $543 million
Top exports from Oregon to the UK 2019
| Top Oregon goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Computer equipment | $70 million |
| Aerospace products and parts | $18 million |
| Medical equipment and supplies | $17 million |
| Semiconductors and components | $15 million |
| Navigational and measurement instruments | $14 million |
| Top Oregon services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Personal travel and tourism | $116 million |
| Royalties from industrial processes | $94 million |
| Equipment installation, maintenance and repair | $42 million |
| Software distribution royalties | $35 million |
| R&D and testing services | $33 million |
Trends in exports from Oregon to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 225,054,469 | 436,269,263 |
| 2011 | 276,818,135 | 451,515,074 |
| 2012 | 377,502,310 | 455,766,243 |
| 2013 | 285,110,754 | 444,977,326 |
| 2014 | 274,915,765 | 478,045,371 |
| 2015 | 374,654,340 | 525,882,577 |
| 2016 | 343,885,682 | 531,950,485 |
| 2017 | 447,148,461 | 568,487,806 |
| 2018 | 298,701,790 | 592,645,195 |
| 2019 | 270,653,757 | 542,545,128 |
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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.