The charts illustrate the contrast of transactions made in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2015.
Overall, it is evident from the survey that the percentage of organic chemicals remained the smallest, whereas that of the machinery stayed the largest. Moreover, besides the pharmaceuticals, all of the segments experienced minor changes within a five-year period.
Firstly, in 2010, the rate of vehicles and pharmaceuticals was half of the quarter, beeing 28%, 27% respectively. Five years later, pharmaceuticals decreased significantly, considering just less than one fifth, while the amount of vehicle export, increased only with 1%. In contrast, the plastics with organic chemicals were 16% together in the year of 2010.
