{"id":10278,"date":"2022-05-21T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=10278"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:41:35","slug":"how-wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland-are-leading-uk-exports-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/how-wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland-are-leading-uk-exports-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the UK still sees China exports growing despite the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

China\u2019s market presents long term growth opportunities across UK regions despite pandemic losses according to CBBC\u2019s China Trade Tracker report. Q3 2021 saw UK exports to China rise by 1.2% compared with the same period the previous year, despite continued fluctuation as global trade continues to react to the ongoing pandemic<\/h2>\n

According to the latest CBBC China Trade Tracker, many UK regions are seeing Chinese exports grow YoY, with the devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in particular, seeing strong growth. Regional trends indicate that continued industrial investment and focus on China will continue to drive demand for UK expertise, particularly across healthcare<\/a>, professional services and scientific instruments.<\/p>\n

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There has been a marked period of continued fluctuation as global trade continues to react to the ongoing pandemic but saw UK exports to China rise by 1.2% between July and September 2021 from the same period the previous year.<\/p>\n

As the UK\u2019s leading specialist voice on UK-China trade, CBBC anticipates that this growth will continue over the coming months as new market opportunities become available despite the ongoing conflict with Ukraine<\/a>, the re-emergence of lockdown in China and the UK\u2019s cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

Across the UK this has been illustrated with many UK regions seeing Chinese exports grow year-on-year, with the devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing strong growth.<\/p>\n

Wales saw exports jump by 59.2% from the previous year, bettering its already strong 2021 Q2 figures. Power generating machinery (+101.1% YoY) witnessed increased Chinese demand, while exports of plastics and specialised machinery both quadrupled compared to the third quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n