§ The attached tables have been prepared, for the information of the House of Commons, in accordance with the undertaking given by the Economic Secretary on Thursday, July 7th [OFFICIAL REPORT, Col. 2352]. They represent the best estimates at present available but all figures must be regarded as extremely tentative.
| TABLE A | ||||
| STERLING AREA GOLD AND DOLLAR DEFICIT | ||||
| FIRST HALF 1949 | ||||
| £ million | ||||
| January-June Provisional | Economic Survey | Difference | ||
| I. | United Kingdom | |||
| Imports | -207 | -207 | - | |
| Exports | +88 | +100 | -12 | |
| Other payments and receipts (net). | -41 | -23 | -18 | |
| U.K. Deficit with Dollar Area. | -160 | -130 | -30 | |
| II. | R.S.A. Deficit with Dollar Area. | -37 | -15 | -22 |
| III. | Gold and dollar payments to non-dollar countries. | -42 | -50 | +8 |
| IV. | Total net gold and dollar deficit. | -239 | -195 | -44 |