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Alabama and the United Kingdom
Trade and Investment Highlights
Alabama's economic relationship with the United Kingdom is already strong. The
United Kingdom is a major export market for Alabama's goods and services, which
support thousands of U.S. jobs, and U.K.-based firms are among the leading foreign
investors in Alabama.
Alabama Goods Exports to the
UK, 2016
Alabama Services Exports to the
UK, 2015
$555 million
$366 million
Jobs Supported by Alabama
Exports to the UK, 2015
Estimated Number of UK
Subsidiaries in Alabama
6,100
105
AL: Goods Exports to the UK ($ million)
AL: Services Exports to the UK ($ million)
$366
$695 $694
$600
$457
$602 $594
$503
$555
$279
$311 $311 $305 $315
$337
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Growth since 2009: 22%
Growth since 2009: 31%
The United Kingdom was Alabama's 5th largest export
market in 2015.
Alabama and the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Highlights
AL: Goods Exports to the UK
1. Motor Vehicles
$204 million
AL: Services Exports to the UK
1. Travel
$126 million
2. Aerospace Products & Parts
$58 million
2. Equip. Install., Maint., & Repair
$68 million
3. Misc. Fabricated Metal Products
$55 million
3. Royalties From Industrial Processes
$18 million
4. Misc. Wood Products
$43 million
4. Computer & Data Services
$18 million
5. Computer Equipment
$21 million
5. Insurance Services
$17 million
UK subsidiaries in Alabama employed
11,400 workers in 2014.
UK-Affiliated Companies Located in Alabama
Automatic Screw Machine Products
Components & fastener manufacturer
Aviagen Group
Poultry breeding
Doncasters Southern Tool
Metal castings manufacturer
Holiday Inn
Hotel
Rexam Metal Can Americas
Can manufacturer
Tate & Lyle
Food ingredients manufacturer
Sources:
 Goods, Jobs, and Services estimates prepared by The Trade Partnership and derived from U.S. government and
private industry data.
 Estimate of number of UK subsidiaries derived from Uniworld BP, Directory of Foreign Investment in the United States.
 Estimate of employment by UK subsidiaries from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment in the
United States database. ´
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