UK exports outside EU fall despite weak pound

Exports of British-made goods to EU increase by 1.3bn, underlining country's reliance on trade with continental Europe

Britain's efforts to expand trade in goods beyond the European Union's border took a knock in July after official figures showed the UK's deficit with the rest of the world widened following a drop in exports.

The deficit in the trade in goods with non-EU countries widened by 2.4bn while exports to the EU grew to cut the trade gap by 1.3bn.

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