§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1954 the surplus or deficit on the current balance of the United Kingdom balance of payments in manufactured goods (a) per capita and (b) per person employed in manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. ButcherAvailable data are given in the table.
BOP Basis Balance of Trade in Manufactures *Per capita † Per person employed in manufacturing industry £ £ 1963 +37 +269 1964 +33 +236 1965 +37 +263 1966 +38 +275 1967 +30 +227 1968 +33 +251 1969 +42 +313 1970 +46 +347 1971 +54 +422 1972 +38 +312 1973 +26 +215 1974 +35 +283 1975 +66 +564 1976 +87 +167 1977 +105 t911 1978 +90 +787 1979 +48 +422 1980 +99 +913 1981 +85 +882 1982 +44 +486 1983 -38 -431 * £ per head of UK population. † Employment figures based on SIC 2–4 less Food, Drink and Tobacco. GB data.