BCC Press Release: Trade strategy must support smaller exporters
Fewer than one fifth (18%) of micro-exporters (fewer than 10 employees) increased export orders in Q2, with 29% reporting a decrease. By comparison, 29% of large exporters (more than 250 staff) increased their export orders with a fifth (20%) reporting a drop. More than a quarter (27%) of all SME exporters surveyed reported a decrease in export orders Just over half (51%) said they saw no change in their export orders, and 22% an increase The Trade Confidence Outlook, conducted by the BCC’s award-winning Insights Unit, is a survey of just over 2,000 UK exporters.
Amy Joyce
10 July, 2025
Business West
