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AWB Leads Successful Trade Mission to United Kingdom
Employers connect with international trading partners after a Covid-19 pause in AWB ’ s global trade outreach trips .
Andrew Lenderman
AWB led a trade mission to the United Kingdom in June . The U . K . is the fifth-largest export market for Washington employers and strengthening this relationship is key to the state ’ s future success . The delegation visited several AWB member companies ’ U . K . operations , including Costco , Leyland Trucking and more .
At A Glance
The top export from Washington to the U . K . is aerospace products , which totaled $ 955 million in 2019 .
Washington exported $ 3.6 billion in goods and services to the U . K . in 2019 .
The AWB delegation met with the UK Minister of
State for Trade Policy and a member of Parliament .
AWB led a successful trade mission to the United Kingdom in June to strengthen ties with one of American ’ s strongest allies — and one of Washington ’ s most important trading partners .
Washington employers exported $ 1.8 billion in goods to the U . K . in 2019 — plus another $ 1.8 billion in services . That makes the U . K . Washington ’ s fifth-largest export market . Aerospace products and parts leads the list of exports . Software , computer equipment and electrical parts also rank high on the list .
“ This was our first foreign trade mission since going to Japan in 2019 and it was a fantastic week of meeting with trade officials to discuss ways that we can deepen our ties with a close ally ,” AWB President Kris Johnson said .
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