Last week’s trade figures could signal that the external sector is finally set to provide the economy with a decent amount of support. But we would be cautious about reading too much into the narrowing of the trade deficit. The weather has made the figures since the start of the year more volatile than usual. And the recent improvements reflect falling imports as much as rising exports.
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