Industry+of+England

 ** England is one of the leading trading nations in the world. It is the second largest exporter and third largest importer of commercial services, and the eighth largest exporter and fifth largest importer of merchandise (Source: World Trade Organization, 2005).

Leading destinations for England’s products and services include: ** Exports to the European Union as a whole accounted for around 58 per cent of all UK exports (Source: ONS, The Pink Book, 2005). 
 * the USA (15 per cent of all exports),
 * Germany (11.6 per cent) and
 * France (9.8 per cent).

 Exports The chemical industry is Britain's largest export earner. British Petroleum (BP) is Britain's biggest industrial company.UK pharmaceutical companies make three of the world's best selling medicines: 'Zantac' (made by Glaxo Wellcome) for ulcer treatment; 'Tenormin' (ICI), a beta-blocker for high blood pressure; and 'AZT' (Glaxo Wellcome), a drug used in the treatment of AIDs.Britain is also a major supplier of machinery, vehicles, aerospace products, electrical and electronic equipment. Britain is responsible for 10 per cent of the world's export of services, including banking, insurance, stockbroking, consultancy and computer programming.
 * Exports of goods and services ** - $468.8 billion f.o.b. (2006)
 * Products: ** manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco.

**Export Partners (2006) **<span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">US 13.9%, Germany 10.9%, France 10.4%, Ireland 7.1%, Netherlands 6.3%, Belgium 5.2%, Spain 4.5%, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.4pt;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 24px;">Imports <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Germany 12.8%, US 8.9%, France 6.9%, Netherlands 6.6%, China 5.3% Norway 4.9% Belgium 4.5%, <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Imports of goods and services **<span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- $603 billion f.o.b. (2006)
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Products: **<span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, foodstuffs. Food, beverages and tobacco account for half of non-manufactured imports, whilst machinery and road vehicles account for two-thirds of finished imported manufactures. Other major imports include chemicals, fuels, clothing and footwear.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Import Partners (2006): **<span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">