Exports of Welsh goods have recovered beyond pre-pandemic levels according to Welsh Government provisional figures. Firms in Wales exported £19.4bn worth of goods to markets across the world in the year ending September 2022.
This was up 36.6% by £5.2bn compared to the previous 12-month period and £1.7bn more compared to year ending September 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports values to the EU increased by £2.7bn (31.1%), while there was also an increase in export values to non-EU countries of £2.6bn (44.8%), compared with the previous year.
Export values to the EU accounted for 57.5% of Welsh export value compared with 52.0% for the UK.
