§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the United Kingdom's total balance of trade, including oil and invisibles, with the European Economic Community and the rest of the world, respectively, in 1983; and what were the comparable figures for each year back to 1970.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is in the table. Figures of invisible trade with European Community countries were not compiled prior to 1973 and are not yet available for 1983.
Current Balance of the United Kingdom £million Year EC Rest of World 1973 -1,293 +314 1974 -2,026 -1,252 1975 -2,647 +1,134 1976 -2,429 +1,593 1977 -2,469 +2,523 1978 -3,428 +4,586 1979 -3,345 +2,692 1980 -458 +3,693 1981 -999 +7,546 1982 -2,301 +7,679 Source: United Kingdom Balance of Payments 1983.