While Britain still has some industrial strengths such as aerospace, pharmaceuticals and cars, its export basket has become less diverse since 1995, IPPR says in an analysis of export data covering more than 100 countries.
The outputs include graphics displayed on the screen, with an option to export data into Excel for customized reports.
They can filter by figures: if, for example, an executive wants to give a Powerpoint presentation it's now a simple matter to export data straight onto their own computer.
Ejsing uses a small script to export data from his mass spectrometry software into a database format, then uses Tableau, a data visualization language originally developed for the banking industry, to create graphs.
China said imports from Hong Kong rose 64 per cent in 2015, but Hong Kong's export data showed a 0.9 per cent rise – a sign that some firms are using accounting tricks to get money out of the mainland by over-invoicing to help send cash abroad.
Figures late last year showed a discrepancy between import and export data.
The latest export data is a little better.
While the import data were surprisingly strong, Yang Lingxiu, a Barclays Capital economist, said the export data were not alarming.
SEPTEMBER'S TRADE NUMBERS were mixed, and at least one analyst suggested that the upside surprise in export data was a result of the introduction of the iPhone 5.
The platform is also able to export data to a company's accounting system.
