Total exports from the UK grew at a rate of three per cent in the financial year 2018/2019 to a high of £639.9 billion, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
British exports have now increased consecutively for the past 36 months in spite of an unstable political backdrop.
This is good news for businesses in the UK wishing to start exporting goods and services or intending to grow their export markets.
In the services sector exports increased by 1.4 per cent to £283.8 billion in 2018/19.