"Figure 4: The total trade deficit widened in the three months to February 2022","" "UK trade balances, three-month periods, February 2019 to February 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 [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" "Feb-19","-40.5","-11.7","-19.4","28.8" "May-19","-37.3","-9.1","-15.6","28.2" "Aug-19","-32.0","-2.5","-0.5","29.6" "Nov-19","-32.3","-1.9","2.7","30.4" "Feb-20","-26.8","5.5","11.0","32.2" "May-20","-25.5","7.2","14.8","32.6" "Aug-20","-29.4","3.5","5.1","32.9" "Nov-20","-42.2","-6.4","-9.5","35.8" "Feb-21","-35.9","-1.2","-12.1","34.7" "May-21","-31.9","0.3","1.5","32.2" "Aug-21","-39.7","-9.8","-12.8","29.9" "Nov-21","-44.3","-12.7","-8.5","31.6" "Feb-22","-54.4","-21.2","-26.2","33.2"