UK trade deficit widens

[scooterscot]

Besides knowing much about locks Houdini speciality was distraction. So whilst we're in gasp about what's happening across the pond the UK's expenses just went up by £1.2bn in Sept Feck me that's an insane amount of money. To put that into context a Type 45 destroyer costs just under £1bn out of the showroom.

The UK trade deficit widened to £5.2bn in September from £3.8bn in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Exports decreased by £0.2bn, while imports increased by £1.2bn.

The widening between imports and exports was in part driven by a record £8.7bn deficit with the European Union.

Source: UK trade deficit widens in September, official figures show - BBC News

[The Spartan]

What did you expect to happen?

[scooterscot]

That we would take back control. It seems we've just thrown the keys out the window whilst hooning down the motorway.

[VectraMan]

Don't be silly. The weak pound is boosting our exports beyond all belief. Boomed!

[LondonManc]

Besides knowing much about locks Houdini speciality was distraction. So whilst we're in gasp about what's happening across the pond the UK's expenses just went up by £1.2bn in Sept Feck me that's an insane amount of money. To put that into context a Type 45 destroyer costs just under £1bn out of the showroom.




Source: UK trade deficit widens in September, official figures show - BBC News

Not helped by our increasing net loss as part of the EU.

[Paddy]

Besides knowing much about locks Houdini speciality was distraction. So whilst we're in gasp about what's happening across the pond the UK's expenses just went up by £1.2bn in Sept Feck me that's an insane amount of money. To put that into context a Type 45 destroyer costs just under £1bn out of the showroom.




Source: UK trade deficit widens in September, official figures show - BBC News

Britain for the Brits mate
Brexit has given the opportunity to rebuild Great Britain, but in order to do so industry has to be destroyed in order to be rebuilt.
Block off the channel tunnel.
Stop ex-pats living abroad from returning.
Ban foreign cars and bring back British Leyland

[Flashman]

Britain for the Brits mate
Brexit has given the opportunity to rebuild Great Britain, but in order to do so industry has to be destroyed in order to be rebuilt.
Block off the channel tunnel.
Stop ex-pats living abroad from returning.
Ban foreign cars and bring back British Leyland

Make it so Mrs May !

[darmstadt]

Britain for the Brits mate
Brexit has given the opportunity to rebuild Great Britain, but in order to do so industry has to be destroyed in order to be rebuilt.
Block off the channel tunnel.
Stop ex-pats living abroad from returning.
Ban foreign cars and bring back British Leyland

I thought it was going to be Nissan Leyland

[shaunbhoy]

Stop ex-pats living abroad from returning.

Or at least stop them posting bollox all over the internet!!

[The_Equalizer]

Besides knowing much about locks Houdini speciality was distraction. So whilst we're in gasp about what's happening across the pond the UK's expenses just went up by £1.2bn in Sept Feck me that's an insane amount of money. To put that into context a Type 45 destroyer costs just under £1bn out of the showroom.




Source: UK trade deficit widens in September, official figures show - BBC News

Perhaps, for balance, you'd like to come up with figures for your mythical independent Scotland as laid out in the SNP's famous White Paper? I suppose it could be any figure as it'll be in Scottish Pound-Euros a currency only on par with tally sticks.