Britain's total trade deficit widened in January from the previous month, driven by higher imports of aircraft, cars and fuel.
The U.K.'s goods and services deficit increased by about £600 million to £3.07 billion in January from £2.49 billion in December 2017, the Office for National Statistics said.
The goods trade deficit increased to £12.33 billion in January from £11.77 billion in the previous month as imports of goods rose 3.5%, primarily because of higher imports of aircraft and cars from non-EU countries and increased imports of fuels from EU countries.
The services surplus ticked down to £9.25 billion in January 2018 from £9.28 billion in the previous month.
In the three months to January, total trade deficit widened by £3.4 billion to £8.66 billion, compared to £5.26 billion in the three months to October 2017, due to an increase in goods deficit and a decline in services surplus.
