Guernsey increases trade with UK by more than 18%

Image caption, Guernsey has increased its trade with the UK by 18.4%

Guernsey has increased its trade with the UK by more than 18%.

The island is the UK's 47th largest trading partner, according to a new report.

The UK department for international trade released statistics focusing on trading between the two islands for the year March 2021 to March 2022.

Exports from the UK to the island amounted to £2.6 billion over the year leading up to March 2022, increasing its trade with the UK by 18.4%.

Britain imported goods worth just under £1 billion during the same period to Guernsey.

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