The British Chamber of Commerce’s (BCC) Trade Confidence Outlook for Q2 2024 shows that most UK SME exporters’ overseas sales are flatlining. Over half of all UK SME exporters (52%) saw no change in overseas sales, and 21% reported a decrease. Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (27%) saw their overseas sales rise in Q2 – a figure that has been broadly static since the pandemic. The one bright spot is SME manufacturers, with 31% reporting an increase in exports. By contrast, domestic demand for SME exporters remains consistently more buoyant, with 37% reporting an increase in domestic sales in Q2 2024 –10% more than overseas sales. To read the BCC’s news release, go to https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2024/08/bleak-trade-picture-for-most-sme-exporters/.