Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:49:03 GMT
U.K. current account deficit at highest level since 1989
The current account deficit of the United Kingdom surged dramatically in the third quarter of this year, as weak foreign trade and investment pushed the deficit up. It totaled 20.7 billion pounds during the three months till September from 6.2 billion pounds a quarter ago, which equals 5.1% of GDP, the highest ratio since 1989. Analysts predicted the deficit to