Reino Unido Balanza Comercial

The UK trade deficit widened to £3.39 billion in August 2025, up from a downwardly revised £3.02 billion in July, marking the largest gap since March. Exports fell by 1.2% mom to £77.42 billion, while imports dropped by 0.7% to ­£80.81 billion. Goods exports declined by 3.6%, weighed down by a 5.3% drop in shipments to the EU, primarily due to a fall in aircraft and mechanical power generators exports to Germany. Exports to non-EU countries shrank by 1.5%, largely driven by lower exports of material manufactures, chemicals, and fuels. Exports of goods to the US, including precious metals, fell by £0.7 billion in August, due to declines in machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, and material manufactures. In contrast, services exports grew by 0.5% to £46.18 billion. On the import side, goods imports fell by 1.2% to £52.42 billion, due mainly to lower imports of telecoms and sound equipment (capital) from China. Meanwhile, services imports rose by 0.2% to £28.39 billion.