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<p>In 2017, UK goods trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential
trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 12.4% (equivalent
to £102bn) of total UK goods trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, UK services
trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship
due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 11.2% (equivalent to £45bn) of total
UK services trade with the world.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in goods: </strong><strong>ONS
Trade in goods MRETS (April 2018);</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in services: ONS Pink
Book (October 2017). The next release is scheduled for 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>The figures referring to non-EU countries with which the UK
has a preferential trading relationship exclude those countries with EU trade agreements
that have not been provisionally applied yet, according to the European Commission
website: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place"
target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place</a></strong></p>
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