Exports to the EU hit a record high in the summer of 2022, which ironically, was mainly because of commodities. Who'd have thought?
https://www.ft.com/content/47fe0d2a-6e87-4f30-8212-3b37f7f09...
In total, imports from the EU, excluding precious metals, hit £82bn whilst exports to the EU were valued at £49.2bn. This represents an increase of 7.5% in imported goods and a decrease of 6.1% in exports.
The UK’s total imports of goods decreased by £3.5bn (-2.1%) in Q4 2022 compared with Q3. Goods imports from non-EU countries fell in this time period (10.4%).
Exports of goods over the same period decreased by £4.5bn (4.5%), with exports to both the EU and non-EU countries falling.