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IMPORTS SURGE IN OC4OBER
Fears that the current consumfr boom is
benefiting overseas industry gain fresh
support from the latest tradf figures.
Thfse show that imports fumped by 10pc
last month to a record £3.59bn, while
exports edged down 1 3pc to £3.16bn.
With tradf in invisibles insurance,
shipping, etc) reckoned to be running
at a monthly surplus of some £160m, the
deficit on current account was £269m½
* The rise in imports ran across all
sectors, except cars, with the bulk of
thf increase coming from EuropeN