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“So we would need to watch the trends for another year at least to find ‘normal’ patterns.”
She added: “Initially, it looks like Brexit and the supply constraints coming from the pandemic have been very favourable for Chinese exports to the UK.
“Remember that after Brexit, EU products lost some of their cost advantage in the UK.”
While the pandemic originated in China, the country recovered relatively quickly, and in 2020 was the only major economy to see a growth in trade goods.
Breaking down imports in 2020, data from Trading Economics shows the biggest area electrical and electronic equipment at $16.78bn.
Next was machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers at $13.23bn, other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing at $5.26bn and furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings at $4.28bn.
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