Britain’s 10 largest export companies represent a diverse range of distinct industries: tobacco, diversified metals and mining, energy, pharmaceuticals, chemicals as well as the aerospace and defense sector. From an international trade perspective, the overall value of all export products from the United Kingdom increased by 0.4% from US$466.3 billion in 2015 to $468.2 billion … [Read more...] about United Kingdom’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
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Japan’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
Japan’s three biggest exports-oriented companies are automobile manufacturers. Four mammoth Japanese electronics conglomerates also rank among the Asian island’s top exports-related businesses. The following metrics give some perspective on recent company performance. The overall value of Japanese exports increased by 12.9% from US$625 billion in 2015 to $705.8 billion during … [Read more...] about Japan’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
World’s Top Export Services
Export services form an increasingly essential engine for international trade. Export services generated US$6.098 trillion from global sales during 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 22.1% increase from the $4.994 trillion worth of exported services for 2015, and a 1.5% uptick from 2018 to 2019. The overall total for exported services is almost a third (32.5%) compared to … [Read more...] about World’s Top Export Services
Top Heroin Exporters
Heroin is a legitimate export product listed in the Harmonized Tariff System manual. Global sales from heroin exporters totaled US$330.5 million during 2019. That dollar figure reflects a -45.2% decrease since 2015 and a -3.8% drop from 2018 to 2019. The above metrics represent international sales for the legally registered and traded versions of the chemical product. For … [Read more...] about Top Heroin Exporters
Most Valuable Recession-Proof Export Products
Among the world’s 250 highest-value exported goods, just 13 posted increases in their international revenues from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession. The products highlighted in this article are also potential winners in the much-anticipated slowdown after 10 years of record economic expansion. All told, the value of all goods exported in 2009 fell to US$12.349 trillion. … [Read more...] about Most Valuable Recession-Proof Export Products