In through London, out through London

London's gateways import six billion more than they export, most months.

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SeriesPeriod or categoryValueUnit
Exports2024-068.338£bn of goods
Exports2024-077.166£bn of goods
Exports2024-088.909£bn of goods
Exports2024-0910.766£bn of goods
Exports2024-1010.941£bn of goods
Exports2024-1116.222£bn of goods
Exports2024-1215.897£bn of goods
Exports2025-0122.375£bn of goods
Exports2025-0218.68£bn of goods
Exports2025-0315.502£bn of goods
Exports2025-0412.473£bn of goods
Exports2025-059.436£bn of goods
Exports2025-066.746£bn of goods
Exports2025-0711.8£bn of goods
Exports2025-087.988£bn of goods
Exports2025-0911.957£bn of goods
Exports2025-1013.476£bn of goods
Exports2025-119.138£bn of goods
Exports2025-126.948£bn of goods
Exports2026-0110.301£bn of goods
Exports2026-0210.514£bn of goods
Exports2026-0310.859£bn of goods
Exports2026-0412.049£bn of goods
Exports2026-0514.559£bn of goods
Imports2024-0614.567£bn of goods
Imports2024-0712.674£bn of goods
Imports2024-0811.859£bn of goods
Imports2024-0911.783£bn of goods
Imports2024-1019.398£bn of goods
Imports2024-1115.327£bn of goods
Imports2024-1213.15£bn of goods
Imports2025-0111.509£bn of goods
Imports2025-0215.159£bn of goods
Imports2025-0314.612£bn of goods
Imports2025-0416.465£bn of goods
Imports2025-0517.789£bn of goods
Imports2025-0622.127£bn of goods
Imports2025-0718.567£bn of goods
Imports2025-0813.971£bn of goods
Imports2025-0915.95£bn of goods
Imports2025-1019.685£bn of goods
Imports2025-1121.908£bn of goods
Imports2025-1230.896£bn of goods
Imports2026-0124.501£bn of goods
Imports2026-0222.141£bn of goods
Imports2026-0328.652£bn of goods
Imports2026-0419.709£bn of goods
Imports2026-0520.998£bn of goods

Methodology

Goods imports against exports through Heathrow, London and Tilbury, and London Gateway combined, monthly. A port-level trade gap is not a regional trade balance — goods landed at Heathrow are consumed everywhere — so read this as the flow through London rather than London's own account with the world.

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