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In 2009, the British exports recorded the largest decline ever since records began in 1947, as manufacturers do not take advantage of a weaker pound to encourage the demand for their goods. While total exports fell by 9.5% in 2009, the demand for foreign-made products also declined because punters tighten their purse to ride out the economic doldrums.
This contributed to imports plunge 10.3% in the year’s total of 2009, which made the largest decline ever since 1952 and the second highest in history.
Figures from the ONS indicated that for the full year of 2009, British goods trade deficit narrowed by £11.5bn to £81.9bn. It was the first time that the full-year deficit has declined ever since 1997. This narrowing was quickly returned by imports than exports, as the recession caused rush to global trade.
However, this position was reversed in last december as the country bought more goods abroad than it exported in December, largely due to a sharp increase in purchases of foreign made cars and planes. December imports of a £ 225m directly into aircraft blown up in December, while imports of motor vehicles, an increase of £ 280m, thanks to UK’s crappage scheme which offered £2000 to the automobile owners who trade old vehicles for new ones.
The figures indicated that foreign automobile plants, not the UK-based manufacturer, become the real beneficiaries of the system of government.

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