"Figure 4: The total trade deficit widened in the three months to January 2022","" "UK trade balances, three-month periods, January 2019 to January 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Caution should be taken when interpreting these data as HM Revenue and Customs changed the collection method for imports from and exports to the EU as of January 2022. Our [accompanying blog](https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2022/03/11/understanding-the-latest-changes-to-uk-trade-figures-with-the-eu/) provides more detail." "Unit","£ billion, seasonally adjusted" "","" "","Trade in goods balance (excluding precious metals)","Total trade balance (excluding precious metals)","Total trade balance (including precious metals)","Trade in services balance" "Jan 19","-40.5","-11.3","-14.5","29.2" "Apr 19","-38.8","-10.6","-20.9","28.2" "Jul 19","-33.3","-4.3","-2.0","29.0" "Oct 19","-32.9","-2.6","-3.7","30.3" "Jan 20","-27.5","4.1","16.6","31.6" "Apr 20","-29.5","2.5","4.2","32.0" "Jul 20","-27.2","4.8","10.3","32.0" "Oct 20","-36.6","-3.2","-4.1","33.3" "Jan 21","-39.6","-4.3","-14.3","35.3" "Apr 21","-32.3","0.4","-2.0","32.8" "Jul 21","-36.5","-4.3","-5.4","32.2" "Oct 21","-43.1","-12.7","-12.7","30.4" "Jan 22","-51.8","-21.3","-21.1","30.5"