UK Trade and Economy Show Resilience Since Brexit
• UK goods exports to EU stagnated over 25 years in single market, growing less than 1% a year, while exports to rest of world grew 90%
• Since leaving EU, UK exports to EU have done slightly better than exports to rest of world
• Most valuable UK trade deals are with fast-growing markets that reduce high barriers and cover services
• Biggest Brexit dividend is ability to make own laws and streamline regulations to reduce compliance costs
• UK economy has been doing better or less badly than competitors since Brexit; IMF forecasts UK to grow faster than Germany, France, Italy and Japan from now to 2028