UK-Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Pennsylvania jobs supported by UK companies
60,300 Pennsylvanians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
22,090 jobs are supported by exports from Pennsylvania to the UK worth $4.4 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Pennsylvania
The UK was the 3rd largest export market for Pennsylvania in 2019
Total value of Pennsylvania goods exports to the UK $2.4 billion
Total value of Pennsylvania services exports to the UK $2.0 billion
Top exports from Pennsylvania to the UK 2019
| Top Pennsylvania goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceuticals and medicines | $575 million |
| Nonferrous metal products | $477 million |
| Basic chemicals | $89 million |
| Motor vehicle parts | $79 million |
| Medical equipment and supplies | $78 million |
| Top Pennsylvania services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Financial management and advisory services | $316 million |
| Air freight and port services | $231 million |
| Personal travel and tourism | $210 million |
| Insurance services | $162 million |
| Legal services | $140 million |
Trends in exports from Pennsylvania to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,240,903,956 | 1,834,668,726 |
| 2011 | 1,667,096,406 | 1,773,141,513 |
| 2012 | 1,499,560,507 | 1,817,712,670 |
| 2013 | 1,452,302,860 | 1,854,333,389 |
| 2014 | 1,840,013,714 | 1,890,078,655 |
| 2015 | 2,327,683,256 | 1,957,672,103 |
| 2016 | 2,115,003,877 | 1,887,213,253 |
| 2017 | 1,864,929,823 | 1,949,647,996 |
| 2018 | 2,123,526,975 | 2,109,883,275 |
| 2019 | 2,377,523,500 | 2,045,214,075 |
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.