Brexit has been an "unmitigated catastrophe" for Lanarkshire, based on one of many space's MSPs.
New figures have revealed the area has misplaced out on a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of kilos price of exports for the reason that UK voted to depart the European Union in 2016.
In Scotland, an total whole of £2.2bn has been reduce for the reason that referendum.
Figures from HMRC present that exports from Scotland to the EU have dropped 13 per cent up to now two years from £16.7bn to £14.5bn.
In North Lanarkshire a complete of £137.1m price of exports is estimated to have been misplaced, whereas in South Lanarkshire the whole was listed as £129.5m.
The figures had been slammed by the Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey, who has been a very long time critic of the Brexit vote and a supporter of Scotland re-joining the EU after independence.
She instructed Lanarkshire Dwell : "Brexit has been an unmitigated catastrophe for each space of Scotland, together with South Lanarkshire.
"These newest figures present why it's important for Scotland to change into impartial and re-join the European Union.
"Solely with independence can we get again on the street in direction of prosperity as each Labour and the Tories supply no approach again to the European Union, simply persevering with decline below Westminster management.
"Industries in South Lanarkshire and throughout Scotland are struggling on account of the disastrous Brexit, the one approach Scotland can flourish and realise our full potential is by changing into an impartial nation within the European Union."
Scotland's most exported good, primarily oil and gasoline, have additionally declined, as have exports of meals and reside animals.
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