UK trade gap narrows after export rise

Britain's goods trade deficit narrowed sharply in February to its smallest since June 2006, after exports rebounded strongly from weather-related weakness in January, official statistics showed yesterday. Britain's goods trade gap with the rest of the world fell to £6.1 billion (Dh34.5bn) in February, much narrower than the £7.35bn economists had forecast.

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