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.

Export of goods to United Kingdom (y-o-y % change)
Group,	Category	% change in total export value
2016	January	-0.7
	February	7.4
	March	0.6
	April	31.3
	May	10.4
	June	6.5
	July	2.2
	August	8.9
	September	3
	October	1.6
	November	5.8
	December	0.8
2017	January	12
	February	4.4
	March	9.6
	April	-26.7
	May	8.2
	June	-0.9
	July	1.1
	August	1.9
	September	0.4
	October	6.5
	November	6.8
	December	-2.6
2018*	January	-3.3
	February	-9.1
	March	-4.8
	April	10.9
	May	6.7
	June	-3
	July	5.9
	August	3.5
	September	1.4
	October	8.8
	November	-2.2
	December	1.4
*provisional figures

Export of Dutch domestic goods exports to United Kingdom, 2018 (billion euros)
Export value	Export value 2018
Petroleum and natural gas	2.319
Fruit and vegetables	1.397
Meat	1.153
Flowers and plants	1.06
Medicines	0.951
Plastics in primary forms	0.818
Passenger cars	0.687
Iron and steel	0.506
Paper and cardboard	0.405
Engines, generators	0.364
Specialised machinery	0.354
Beverages	0.352
Oils and fats	0.29
Computers	0.283
Lorries	0.277
Telephones	0.268
Dairy products	0.265
Cereals an cereal products	0.256
Cocoa and chocolate	0.242
Precision and measuring instruments	0.237

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

Dutch revenues from exports to the UK (bn euros)
	Export of Dutch-manufactured goods	Re-exports	Service exports
2015	8.757	2.98	11.48
2016	9.458	2.946	11.795
2017	9.084	2.956	12.481
2018*	9.047	3.346	13.117
* estimate, provisional figures

Revenues from exports to the UK, 2018* (bn euros)
	Export of Dutch-manufactured goods	Re-exports of goods	Service exports
Wholesale and commission trade	1.294	1.815	0.685
Holdings and management consultancies	0.34	0.186	1.382
IT services	0.124	0.085	1.164
Storage and transport services	0.15	0.095	0.867
Temp agencies and employment services	0.413	0.112	0.573
Agriculture	0.925	0.017	0.04
Road haulage	0.149	0.102	0.592
Food industry	0.735	0.009	0.042
Chemical industry	0.656	0.014	0.089
Banking services	0.183	0.056	0.487
* estimate, provisional figures

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

Sources

StatLine - International trade; imports and exports, SITC (3 digit), country (groups)
StatLine - International trade; Imports and exports of services by country, quarter
StatLine - International trade; imports and exports, SITC (3 digit), country (groups)
StatLine - International trade; Imports and exports of services by country, quarter