Italy exports to UK worth 22.4bn in 2015

(ANSA) - Venice, June 24 - Italy last year had a positive trade balance with the UK of 11.9 billion euros, economic think tank CGIA said Friday.
    Italy in 2015 exported 22.4 billion euros' worth of goods to the UK and imported British products worth 10.5 billion euros.
    Exports to the UK make up 5.4% of total exports, and rose by 7.4% in the past year, the CGIA said.
    The most sought-after Italian products were transportation vehicles (3.3 billion euros), machinery (3.1 billion), food and beverages (2.9 billion) and textiles, clothes and shoes (2.8 billion). British products sold to Italy include vehicles (2.2 billion euros' worth), pharmaceuticals (1.1 billion), machinery (1.04 billion), and computers and electronics (909 million euros' worth).