Saudi-UK trade surges 65.8% to $22.5bn in March: British DBT

RIYADH: The total trade in goods and services between Saudi Arabia and the UK increased 65.8 percent to 18.5 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in the year ending March 2023 compared to the corresponding period last year.

According to the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, the country’s exports to Saudi Arabia increased 47.8 percent to 12.9 billion pounds in the year ending March compared to the year-ago timeframe.

The UK’s total imports from the Kingdom surged 131 percent to 5.5 billion pounds during the period under…