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Peston on the Rising UK Trade Deficit

Graham Watson

10th September 2015

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His holiness, Robert Peston responds to the disappointing July trade figures that were released today: the trade deficit is rising, manufacturing output has stalled and the only thing that is keeping the economy going is the service sector.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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