Who does best out of exporting Christmas products within the EU?

From Christmas trees to turkeys to teddy bears…… Who does best out of exporting Christmas products within the EU? I will give you a clue, it ain't the UK.

So much for the single market and customs union, we have been in.

So let's take a look, please stop reading when you see the UK mentioned below.

Denmark. Christmas trees 73%

France. Sparkling wine 50%

France. Turkey ‘s 38%

Poland. Candles 36%

Sweden. Ice skates 35%

Germany. Chocolates 29%

Germany. Train sets 28%

Italy. Ski boots 25%

Belgium. Gloves 25%

Czechia. Ski suits 22%

Italy. Socks 19%

The Netherlands. 18%

Sources: EU Commission official export statistics

Sadly, Christmas puddings and mince pies are not separately identified by the EU’s official statistics agency. If they were, I feel sure that the UK would top the league for these products, being the only country consuming these apart from some of the 900,000 British ex-pats living in the EU27.

As it is, once again I have to report that the UK comes nowhere when it comes to the Single Market — in this case, the EU’s Single Christmas Market.