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UK trade gap widens in September

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    UK trade gap widens in September

    Oh dear (tm)
    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the goods trade deficit reached £7.754bn in September, marking a rise on £6.948bn in August.
    That's approaching £100 billion a year!

    Doomed...

    #2
    Yup...truly tulliped
    How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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      #3
      If a person does it, it's called living beyond your means.
      Hard Brexit now!
      #prayfornodeal

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        #4
        Originally posted by sasguru View Post
        If a person does it, it's called living beyond your means.
        Indeed, and it's Thatcher's fault.

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          #5
          To some extent that is true. If you don't make anything...
          The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

          But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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            #6
            Originally posted by zeitghost
            Remind me again why the pound is so high...
            Pound is not high, it's the dollar that is so low.

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              #7
              Originally posted by wendigo100 View Post
              Oh dear (tm)That's approaching £100 billion a year!

              Doomed...


              Imports of consumer goods went up, especially cars. In addition, Britain imported more oil from Norway.

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