The new industry-led body championing the importance of services trade to the UK economy, and identifying common barriers to trade across different sectors.
The UK economy is fundamentally services based, making up 80% of the economy, while growth in global markets is predominantly in services and digital in the coming decades. Trade in services is therefore a key strategic opportunity for UK economic growth and is an absolute priority on the UK trade agenda.
Related insights and events
- From the desk of Rain Newton-Smith - Trade in services: A forgotten opportunity
- CBI @10am: Trade in services: where next for the UK's relationship with the EU?
Find out more about the Trade in Services Council
***NEW*** Trade in Service Policy Papers
As part of the Council’s work, policy priorities cutting across all services sectors are being championed with government:
10 policy levers to grow UK services trade
The Council has identified ten policy priorities that the Government can pursue to support UK services companies in trading