Scottish goods exports in the first three months of this year were worth £7.17 billion, from £8.49bn a year ago; this reflects Covid-19’s impact on global sales since the start of 2020.
UK goods exports in the first quarter of 2020 reduced by about 11% at £78.3bn, with the March statistic lower by more than 23% than last year at £25.1bn.
All parts of the UK experienced a fall in the value of goods exports during the year to March, according to HMRC. The total annual value of UK goods exports fell by 2.2% to £337bn in the 12 months to March 31.