The British trade deficit stabilized in April

The British foreign trade deficit has stabilized at 7,300 million pounds (U.S. $ 10,600 million, 8,800 million euros) in April compared with March, according to data released Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

This result is greater than the 7,000 million pounds expected by analysts, according to a collection of Crédit Agricole CIB.The March deficit, originally estimated at 7,500 million pounds, was revised downward to 7,300 million, the ONS added.
In April, exports fell 0.6% in value up to £ 21,300 million and imports by 0.4% to 28.6 thousand million.
The ONS found that both could suffer "a small negative impact" on the disruption caused during a week in mid-April by the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland.

The deficit with countries outside Europe remained stable at 4,000 million pounds, while the deficit with the European Union advanced slightly from 3,200 to 3,300 million pounds