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UNITED KINGDOM ECONOMY 1

UNITED KINGDOM - UK Head of Gouvernement David Cameron Constitutional Monarchy and Constitutional Monarchy and Political Regime Commonwealth Realm Capital London GDP/Cap $35.900 (2011 est.) Birmingham, Manchester, Major cities West Yorkshire, Glasgow Source: CIA Fact book 2011 2

MAIN ECONOMICAL INDICATORS Statistics( 20010) India trends Population (millions) 62,698,362 Area (km²) 243,610 0.557% Population growth rate (2011 est.) GDP billion$ 2.174 Growth 1,1% Active Pop 31.76m 7.9% Unemployment rate (2011 est.) 4.5% Inflation rate Inflation rate (2011 est.) (2011 est.) Exchanges 495.4 Exports billion$ (2011 est.) 654.9 Imports billion $ (2011 est.) Finance 14.4% of GDP Investment rate (2011 est.) 79.5% of GDP Public debt (2011 est.) Official currency Sterling 0.6176 Exchange $ (2011 est.) Source: CIA Fact book 2011 3

8 REASONS TO GO TO UK Recognized leader in the fields of creativity and innovation 6 th largest economy in the world. Number one gateway to Europe, giving easy access to the 27 member states of the European Union Easiest place to set up and run a business in Europe (source: World Bank - “Doing Business 2011”) Internationally competitive location for tax: it has Internationally competitive location for tax: it has the most extensive network of double taxation treaties in the world The labour market is one of the worlds’ most flexible and has a strong skill base High standard of living, education and recreation World-class universities and research institutes involved in undertaking leading-edge R&D in all business sectors Source: CIA Fact book, UKTI 4

STRATEGIC LOCATION � Ranks first in Europe and fourth in the world for ease of doing business � Least barriers to entrepreneurship in the world and has the third fewest barriers to trade and investment in the world � World-class transport links 5

UK, BUSINESS OUTLOOK Import commodities - Import commodities - partners partners Export commodities Export commodities - - partners partners � manufactured goods, machinery, � manufactured goods, fuels, fuels; foodstuffs chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco � Germany 13.1%, China 9.1%, Netherlands 7.5%, France 6.1%, US � US 11.4%, Germany 11.2%, 5.8%, Norway 5.5%, Belgium 4.9% Netherlands 8.5%, France 7.7%, (2010) Ireland 6.8%, Belgium 5.4% (2010) Export – Export – Import revenues Import revenues Main industries Main industries machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, � Imports $654.9 billion (2011 est.) shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, � Exports $495.4 billion (2011 est.) petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods 6

UK, MAIN SECTORS ICT ICT Energy Energy Creative & Media Creative & Media LifeScience LifeScience Defence & Security Defence & Security Environment Environment 7

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Creative & Media Creative & Media Source: UKTI 8

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Energy Energy Source: UKTI

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ICT ICT Source: UKTI

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES LifeScience LifeScience Source: UKTI

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Defence & Security Defence & Security Source: UKTI

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Environment Environment Source: UKTI

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