ONS UK Trade Deficit – Barclays Comment

11 Sep 2012 09:53 GMT

Kah Chye Tan, Head of Trade and Working Capital at Barclays comments on today's ONS UK Trade statistics.

“The narrowing of the deficit is encouraging news for UK trade. Governments globally are starting to introduce measures to stimulate local demand and counteract the sluggish global economy. This is good news for those British exporters who are able to tap into these opportunities.”


About Barclays

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

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