Trade - Another record deficit
WORKERS, NOV 2005 ISSUE
Britain's deficit on trade in goods and services for August reached another new record, at £5.3 billion, up from July's £3.9 billion. Services had only a £300 million surplus, the smallest since these records began in 1993. This means the goods trade gap was £5.6 billion. On top of this, shutdowns in our North Sea oil fields caused a £413 million deficit on oil – also a record.