Will President Trump be good for UK exports?
UK businesses are optimistic about Donald Trump's presidency, at least that is the view one Staffordshire businessman, who told 5 live's Colletta Smith that he expects President Trump to be “good for business". Paul Farmer is the managing director of Wade Ceramics in Stoke on Trent, which currently exports 25% of its products to America.
Charles Boneham from Boneham & Turner backed up this point of view, as he also expects the new President to be good for trade. He said "there's a lot of optimism, and with optimism comes confidence and people start spending" on exports.
Currently the UK exports about $50 billion worth of goods to the US every year, and is the second biggest export market after the EU.
This clip is originally from Wake Up to Money on Friday 20 January 2017.
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
News—5 Live In Short
The best current affairs interviews, insight and analysis from Âé¶¹Éç Radio 5 live.
More clips from 5 Live In Short
-
How a football and a bin revolutionised lunchtimes
Duration: 00:54
-
‘I struggled to get my shoes on and get dressed’
Duration: 01:05