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

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

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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