HC Deb 27 February 1978 vol 945 c20W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how he accounts for the unreliability of his Department's recent statistics on mail order trading.

Mr. Meacher

Statistics of mail order for the period April to December 1977 were incorrect because of reporting errors in the returns made to the Business Statistics Office in the monthly retail sales inquiry.

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