The total trade balance, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, decreased by £3.2 billion to a deficit of £1.2 billion in the three months to April 2020, as exports fell £33.1 billion and imports fell by a lesser £29.9 billion. The fall in both exports and imports in the three months to April 2020 was mainly driven by trade in services, which saw falls of £19.5 billion and £18.1 billion respectively. Trade in goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, saw a £13.7 billion fall in exports and an £11.8 billion fall in imports in the three months to April 2020. Monthly total trade ... (full story)