In 2021, the United Kingdom imported almost 157 billion British pounds worth of machinery and transport equipment goods, the most of any commodity in this year. Miscellaneous manufactures were the second most valuable commodity imported into the UK in 2020, with imports worth almost 68.4 billion pounds.
Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2021, by commodity (in million GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 11, 2022). Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2021, by commodity (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2021, by commodity (in million GBP)." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2021, by commodity (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Value of Trade in Goods Imports in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Commodity (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2021, by commodity (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 26, 2022)