To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the level of trade between Cuba and the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
Answered on
24 November 2014
This answer is a correction from the original answer.
The data we have is as below. Please see notes for further explanation.
Value of UK Trade (exports plus imports) with Cuba: current prices (£ million)
Year | Goods | Services | Goods + Services |
2004 | 24 | ||
2005 | 25 | ||
2006 | 29 | ||
2007 | 23 | 149 | 172 |
2008 | 25 | 155 | 180 |
2009 | 19 | 171 | 190 |
2010 | 21 | 196 | 217 |
2011 | 69 | 145 | 214 |
2012 | 62 | 188 | 250 |
2013 | 138 | 213 | 351 |
Sources are:
Goods: HMRC, Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) database, figures are on a border basis, not seasonally adjusted.
Services: ONS, special request from the ONS, figures are on a balance of payments (BPM6) basis, seasonally adjusted.
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis (new balance of payments method) are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
Original answer
Sources are:
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
Value of UK Trade (exports plus imports) with Cuba: current prices (£ million)
Year | Goods | Services | Goods + Services |
2004 | 24 | ||
2005 | 25 | ||
2006 | 29 | ||
2007 | 23 | 149 | 172 |
2008 | 25 | 155 | 180 |
2009 | 19 | 171 | 190 |
2010 | 21 | 196 | 217 |
2011 | 69 | 145 | 214 |
2012 | 62 | 188 | 250 |
2013 | 138 | 213 | 351 |
Sources are:
Goods: HMRC, Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) database, figures are on a border basis, not seasonally adjusted.
Services: ONS, special request from the ONS, figures are on a balance of payments (BPM6) basis, seasonally adjusted.
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis (new balance of payments method) are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.