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Five months on, Brexit hurting both UK and EU businesses
Q1 trade between UK and EU down 23%, compared with 0.8% with the rest of the world
Published Sun, May 30, 2021 · 09:50 PM
London
PRELIMINARY data from the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) indicate that Brexit is hurting both UK and European Union's (EU) trade and investment.
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of customs paperwork have damaged trade on both sides of the Channel, the office said in a recent report.
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