"Figure 8: Imports and exports of both goods and services fell in Quarter 1 2021, with the UK trade balance improving due to the sharper decline in imports","" "UK, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2020 to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec). 2. Data is in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures, and shows £m change quarter on quarter. " "Unit","£ million change quarter on quarter" "","" "","Exports","Imports" "2020 Q1","-25997","-12486" "2020 Q2","-15394","-33145" "2020 Q3","-654","18110" "2020 Q4","8344","15573" "2021 Q1","-8802","-21246"