The Board of Trade has published a new report outlining the benefits of trade to UK jobs and prosperity. The research estimates that nearly 6.5 million jobs in the UK are supported by exports and that median wages in jobs directly and indirectly supported by exports were around 7% higher than the national median.
The UK Board of Trade champions exports, inward investment and outward direct investment to deliver economic growth and prosperity across the whole of the United Kingdom. The research was commissioned by the Secretary of State for International Trade and carried out by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde.