| UK trade deficit hits record. "UK economy is not in a healthy state" [message #375867] |
Mi, 29 März 2006 18:42 |
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More evidence of serious problems building up for the British economy
but you won't hear our beloved Chancellor talking about how this record
trade deficit is going to be financed or what are the likely
consequences if it continues for much longer (which it will)
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UK trade gap hits record in 2005
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4857170.stm
The UK's trade gap soared to an all-time high of =A331.9bn ($55.3bn) in
2005, reawakening concerns about the health of the economy.
Imports for both goods and services outweighed exports last year, said
the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The gap is equal to 2.6% of GDP, much higher than the =A323.6bn reported
in 2004 and is the worst since records began at the end of World War
II.
Economists expected the pound to weaken over the coming years as a
result.
Simon Wallace, of the Centre for Economics and Business Research
(CEBR), said the figures "demonstrate that the UK economy is not in a
healthy state".
"Although exports of services had increased over the year, they could
not keep up with the increasing demand for service imports," he said.
The final quarter of last year was the worst period for trade
imbalances.
Goods and services worth =A311bn were brought into the UK, much more
than the =A34bn forecast by economists.
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