This map shows British businesses are essential to the EU economy – even after Brexit
Goods made in the UK form part of a 'production line' within the EU single market
EUROPEAN Union countries should still welcome Britain in the single market after Brexit because they rely on our goods, new research reveals.
Financial services company Credit Suisse has produced a European map showing which EU members buy the most-British made goods.
In Credit Suisse's map the dark blue segment of each pie chart is the proportion of UK imports that are consumed in that country and the rest are re-exported to other countries.
The percentage underneath the pie chart is that value as a percentage of that country's GDP.
Ireland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden are some of the biggest consumers.
The research shows instead of products being made in Britain and then sold in Europe, things we make here are now sometimes part of a production line.
This car could then be sold on in Africa or somewhere else in the world.
According to Credit Suisse, industries like computers, mining and petrochemicals see more than 20% of their exports to the EU re-exported to other countries.
And the amount of British-made goods exported to the EU and just used there instead of then being exported somewhere else is declining.
Credit Suisse suggests if Britain left the single market then it would be a disaster for both us and other EU countries.