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<p>The main causes of the £33 billion decrease (current prices) in goods exports were
fuels (predominantly oil) down £24 billion, non-monetary gold and other precious metals
down £15 billion, and non-ferrous metals (mainly silver and metals in the platinum
group) down £7 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Trade in these commodities is known to be very
erratic and export values can fluctuate substantially year on year.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Business and Trade are committed to growing exports and will continue
to provide businesses with a wealth of export support options on great.gov.uk, including
trade advisers, Export Champions, the Export Academy, our International Markets network
and UK Export Finance</p>
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