<p>UKTI did not start to record the Trade Growth Value (TGV) metric until April 2013. However, 128 companies in Shropshire reported that they had received Significant Assistance from UKTI West Midlands International Trade Advisers as follows:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Number<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">63<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">72<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>This figure includes a small number of mid-sized businesses and has been de-duplicated as some companies reported Significant Assistance in both periods.</p><p>Since UKTI West Midlands started recording Trade Growth Value figures in April 2013, three companies in Shropshire reported Significant Assistance, with a total TGV of £2.1 million.</p>