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Trade Between the US and UK

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This 4 page paper looks at the level and type of trade which takes place between the US and UK. The main risks of trading and then considered along with the way in which risks may be mitigated, including use of hedging. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

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4 pages (~225 words per page)

File: TS65_TEUSUKtrade.doc

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that are bought and imported. Looking at the US and the UK there is a very strong trading relationship. The UK takes 4.2% of all the US exports, being the fifth largest recipient, and the US is the largest single recipient of the UK exports, providing 2.8% of the US imports (Anonymous, 2012; Sedghi, 2012). The main goods exported by the US are Aircraft which accounted for $6 billion of exports, $5.3 billion of exports in gold (non monetary), $4 billion of pharmaceuticals, $2.6 billion in collectables, $1.9 billion in precious metals excluding gold, in additions there are high levels of telecommunications, medicinal equipment, computer and electrical equipment exported (Anonymous, 2012). The main goods imported into the US from the UK include medicinal preparations, valued at $11 billion, petroleum products (other than crude oil) valued at $4.7 billion, passenger cars amounting to $4.7 billion, crude oil at $2.6 billion and civilian aircraft engines valued at $2.1 billion (Anonymous, 2012). Other imports include collectables, industrial generators, parts for aircraft engines, precious metals (except gold) and nuclear fuels (Anonymous, 2012). Capital transfers between the two nations appear to be well established as the US and the UK make up the worlds largest partnership in terms of foreign direct investment. In 2010 the US had a total investment in the UK of $309.4 billion while the UK had $284.9 billion invested in the US (US Dept. of State, 2012). Tourism is also an important trade, the UK sent 3.85 millions tourists to the US and the US sent 2.71 million tourists to the UK in 2010 (US Dept. of State, 2012). Question 2 Trade between nations will inevitably require financing to take place. In the past a main source of financing would be through a letter of credit ...

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