What actual products do we export to the EU

gfplux

Rinoa wrote: »

Try typing 'UK exports to EU' in your browser.

HTH

Good joke Rinoa, you know I have done so and I get the stastitics of billions of £££££'s blah blah.
That was the REASON for my post.

Generali

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Had some friends over from Oz a week back. True natives. They see a changing Oz. Not keen on Sydney house prices either. Far too many foreigners moving in.

Thank you for sharing your anecdote with us.

gfplux

Generali wrote: »

Lots of financial services, lots and lots of them and it is relatively trivial to cut off contact to the market plus there is a tradition of exempting services in general and financial services in particular from free trade agreements as well as lots of protectionism in the area. Try setting up a brokerage in Greece if you don't believe me.

Other big sellers are:

- Media: music, advertising, film
- Pharma
- Education
- Legal services (lots of contracts are executed under English Law, e.g. most Government bonds)
- Cars
- Engineered products (lifts, gas turbines, computers, engines, integrated circuits)

The UK exports about EUR500,000,000-worth of goods a day to Europe.

Hello General
Sorry you misunderstand my post. It is not an anti Brexit post. I am trying to link exports of product (things actually made) with their locality. This might have an effect of the prosperity of the area.

Yes later we could debate that a huge increase in the exports of widgets (like the oil industry did in parts of Scotland) that are made in any town could effect the prices of houses in any town.

gfplux

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Airbus wings
Nissan cars
Lots of chemicals
Lamb

Thank you mistermeaner, however you don't mention the village, Town, City or County that would be effected by a huge increase or decrease in the export of those products.

Perhaps we are ALL taken up with the past debate about Brexit. However that is past. Brexit won, let's move on.

I am interested in finding
1) specific products/industry that export to the EU
And
2) if there were large increases or otherwise in exports would that be price sensitive for the housing market in that area.

Edited for,
Sorry. I was watching French news yesterday (TF1) and they interview a company employing 24 people that export industrial washing liquid to the UK and the result of Brexit would have a big effect (good or bad) this would impact the village where this company was located.

Apodemus

Viewed from Highlands of Scotland...

France is the second biggest export market for whisky (after USA). Most of our salmon production heads to Europe and nearly all our inshore fishery products (prawns, scallops, lobsters, etc) head to France and Spain. A bit of our local beef and lamb heads off to high end outlets on the continent. A very important portion of our incoming tourists are on self-drive holidays from EU countries. And the Johnson & Johnson Lifescan factory in Inverness exports its diabetes monitoring kits globally, including a significant proportion to EU countries.

I'm not saying any or all of these will be affected by Brexit, just answering the OP request for information. Viewed from here, at the very periphery of the European continent, free trade with EU looks pretty important.

gfplux

molerat wrote: »

Considering we import 50% more than we export to the EU they are hardly likely to cut us off completely are they.

Sorry molerat, please read my question.
We have moved on from the referendum. Out won, In lost, let's move on.

Generali

gfplux wrote: »

Hello General
Sorry you misunderstand my post. It is not an anti Brexit post. I am trying to link exports of product (things actually made) with their locality. This might have an effect of the prosperity of the area.

Yes later we could debate that a huge increase in the exports of widgets (like the oil industry did in parts of Scotland) that are made in any town could effect the prices of houses in any town.

Mine wasn't an anti-Brexit post as such, more a statement of fact. I'm sorry if it came across as a rant because it really wasn't meant to be.

The biggest loser in total £ terms rather than relative terms will be London. Financial and other services are such a huge part of both GDP and exports. It's hard to see how that can be made whole.

gfplux

PasturesNew wrote: »

Cornish pasties.

At present, under EU rules, you can ONLY make a Cornish pasty in Cornwall.

Once out of the EU, anybody and his dog will be able to make a pasty and call it Cornish.

You'll also be able to put what you like in it and call it Cornish - even crimp it on the TOP!!! (currently banned).

Now that a very good point. I take your word that EU protection has been granted to Cornish Pasty's.
Thanks for actually reading my question.

Don't worry The British Government will insist that the protection granted will continue. Just as they will insist the same protection continues for Melton Mowbray pies and Stilton cheese. There are probably others but I don't remember but our Government will know more.

gfplux

vivatifosi wrote: »

Being a petrolhead, I have to say racing cars.

We are also at the forefront of some new industries, such as gene technology.

Sorry for this BUT I wanted to link the export of product with their local community. I know I should know but for the moment it slips my mind. I think it is Maclaren, where are they based.

kabayiri

The NW UK was traditionally an engineering centre. Obviously, the trend of moving work to the Far East has changed this.

But, what surprises me now, is the small pockets of companies you get which have become highly specialised and extremely good.

A couple of examples. One produces high quality specialist oils. It's something you would never think about. Another produces high precision parts for things like deep sea pipeline interconnectors.