Research and analysis

UK-Vermont 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 Vermont’s economy and supports over 1,000 jobs in the state.

Vermont jobs supported by UK companies

700 Vermonters employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

1,180 jobs are supported by exports from Vermont to the UK worth $184 million in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Vermont

The UK was the 6th largest export market for Vermont in 2019

Total value of Vermont goods exports to the UK $93 million

Total value of Vermont services exports to the UK $92 million

Top exports from Vermont to the UK 2019

Top Vermont goods exports to the UK US$
Miscellaneous manufactured commodities $16 million
Semiconductors and components $13 million
Aerospace products and parts $13 million
Medical equipment and supplies $11 million
Pharmaceuticals and medicines $9.8 million
Top Vermont services exports to the UK US$
Personal travel $29 million
Business management and consulting services $18 million
Insurance services $5.9 million
Business travel $5.1 million
Computer software services $4.6 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 40,886,743 70,409,235
2011 47,473,747 70,647,191
2012 54,759,539 70,396,316
2013 51,279,994 73,281,463
2014 73,584,975 74,341,574
2015 83,148,361 84,682,370
2016 70,703,773 83,011,632
2017 76,580,881 86,600,135
2018 84,978,949 92,806,648
2018 92,868,677 91,624,425

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.