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Unit 2 Macro: Can UK Exporters Boost the Recovery?
24th October 2012
Exporting goods and services overseas provides a welcome injection of demand into the circular flow and helps to sustain more robust and balanced growth for the economy. The recent record for British exports is mixed, there are several sectors performing strongly (automotives and creative services for example) but the figures suggest that our exports to fast-growing emerging economies are not as strong as they could be.
This Financial Times discussion video looks at prospects for the UK export sector
When the latest UK economic data is published (Thursday) we will add to this blog by looking at the most recent statistics on UK exports and the balance of payments
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.