Trade and tourism

Below you will find a number of indicators in the area of trade and tourism. In the graphs, the month or quarter of the referendum is marked. At the bottom of the page you will find references to datasets and relevant external sources.

Graph 1: Export of goods to the United Kingdom
Graph 2: Export of goods to the United Kingdom top 10, 2017
Graph 3: Export of services to the United Kingdom
Graph 4: Export of services to the United Kingdom top 9 industries, 2017
Graph 5: Share of exports to the United Kingdom relative to GDP
Graph 6: Export revenues of goods and services to the United Kingdom 2017
Graph 7: Employment related to exports to United Kingdom in labour years 2016
Graph 8: British tourists in the Netherlands

Goods exports to the United Kingdom (y-o-y % change)
	Export value
2016 January	-0.7
2016 February	7.4
2016 March	0.6
2016 April	31.3
2016 May	10.4
2016 June	6.5
2016 July	2.2
2016 August	8.9
2016 September	3
2016 October	1.6
2016 November	5.8
2016 December	0.8
2017 January	12
2017 February	4.4
2017 March	9.6
2017 April	-26.7
2017 May	8.2
2017 June	-0.9
2017 July	1.1
2017 August	1.9
2017 September	0.4
2017 October	6.5
2017 November	6.8
2017 December	-2.6
2018* January	-3.3
2018* February	-9.4
2018* March	-5.3
2018* April	10.9
2018* May	6.7
2018* June	-3
2018* July	5.9
2018* August	3.5
2018* September	1.4
2018* October	8.8
*provisional figures

Top 10 of goods exported to the UK, 2017 (bn euros)
	2017
Mobile telephones	3.451
Crude oil and petroleum products	2.961
Medicines and pharmaceutical products	2.354
Office equipment	2.146
Fruit and vegetables	2.006
Road transport vehicles	1.93
Various manufactured goods	1.688
Electrical equipment	1.583
Meat and meat products	1.374
Other raw animal and vegetable products	1.186

Service exports to the United Kingdom (bn euros)
	Service exports
2014 Q1	34.698
2014 Q2	36.875
2014 Q3	39.641
2014 Q4	44.096
2015 Q1	45.812
2015 Q2	43.927
2015 Q3	42.403
2015 Q4	46.19
2016 Q1	41.136
2016 Q2	41.428
2016 Q3	42.851
2016 Q4	47.088
2017* Q1	44.426
2017* Q2	48.748
2017* Q3	47.918
2017* Q4	52.069
2018* Q1	46.838
2018* Q2	50.82
2018* Q3	53.037
*provisional figures

Exports of services to the UK, top 9 industries, 2017 (bn euros)
	2017
Technical, trade-related and other business services	4.302
Professional and management consulting services	2.996
Computer services	2.770
Franchises and trademarks	2.292
Road transport	1.779
Maritime transport	1.230
Aviation	1.061
Telecommunication services	0.845
Information services	0.825

Share of exports to the UK relative to GDP (%)
	Exports of Dutch-manufactured goods	Re-exports	Exports of services
2015	1.46	0.4	1.31
2016	1.5	0.41	1.33
2017	1.41	0.39	1.29

Export revenues of goods and services to the UK, 2017 (million euros)
	Exports of manufactured goods	Re-exports	Exports of services
Wholesale and commission trade	1664	1534	530
Holdings and management consultancies	326	110	799
Storage and transport services	199	101	738
Temp agencies and employment services	475	91	416
Agriculture	952	8	30
IT services	141	47	674
Road haulage	215	139	437
Food industry	765	11	33
Mining of natural gas and petroleum	238	5	571
Chemical industry	607	11	77

Employment related to exports to United Kingdom in labour years, 2016 (x 1,000)
	Labour years
Business services	62
Manufacturing	41
Trade	38
Transport and storage	25
Other	52

British tourists in the Netherlands (x 1,000)
	Guests	Overnight stays
2012	1662	3217
2013	1680	3258
2014	1857	3675
2015	1967	3958
2016	2045	4202
2017**	2229	4592
** Provisional figures

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