The rise in non-EU exports was driven by exports of cars, particularly to China, Russia and the US

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The rise in non-EU exports was driven by exports of cars, particularly to China, Russia and the US

Paul Ellis

Opel Astra cars are lined up ready for delivery in Cheshire in 2009. Britain's trade-in-goods deficit widened in January, official data showed on Tuesday, even as exports to non-EU countries hit a record high level amid the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone.