International Trade

BCC/DHL: Confidence boost for exporters ahead of Article 50 trigger

23 February in International Trade

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), in partnership with DHL, today (Thursday) publishes its latest Quarterly International Trade Outlook, which shows that confidence among exporters that their turnover will improve jumped in Q4 2016, ahead of further moves towards Brexit. Although the number of businesses reporting...

BCC International Trade Survey: Europe to remain key export market despite Brexit vote

30 January in International Trade

The BCC today releases the results from its International Trade Survey UK companies remain committed to strong trading relationships with European customers and suppliers despite the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to the results of the British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) International Trade Survey,...

BCC: Fall in sterling unlikely to provide quick fix to UK’s trade deficit

09 November in External Affairs, International Trade

Commenting on the UK trade figures for September, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The deterioration in the UK’s trade position in September was disappointing and although there was a slight improvement overall in...

The business outlook is positive for exporters in the Sheffield City Region

20 May in Chamber News, International Trade

The outlook for Sheffield City Region businesses which internationally trade is positive according to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES). Over the last quarter, on balance, more businesses in the service and manufacturing sectors saw an increase in their activities in the export markets. The survey...