HC Deb 10 January 1990 vol 164 c633W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the United Kingdom's current balance of trade in information technology.

Mr. Redwood

According to provisional figures published by the Central Statistical Office the United Kingdom had a crude trade deficit (i) in electronics and information technology manufactured goods (ii) of £3 billion for the year to June 1989.

Notes:

  1. (i) Exports (fob) less imports (cif).
  2. (ii) Principal products of activity headings 3301, 3302, 3441, 3442, 3443, 3444, 3453 and 3454 of the Standard Industrial Classification (revised 1980).