The UK’s trade deficit is all the euro-zone’s fault

For all the hopes of a rebalancing towards exports, the UK’s trade deficit with the rest of the world has barely narrowed since the financial crisis. Our analysis suggests that a chronic lack of demand in the euro-zone is primarily to blame for Britain’s continuing trade deficit.

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