HC Deb 17 June 1992 vol 209 cc550-1W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the invisible trade balance for each of(a) the United Kingdom, (b) the USA, (c) Germany, (d) France and (e) Japan for the latest available year.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 16 June 1992]: The information is in the table:

Balance on invisible transactions in 1990
Country Balance £ million
United Kingdom 4.3
USA 8.9
Germany -13.1
Country Balance £ million
France 2.3
Japan -15.5

Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics, CSO.

Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the United Kingdom's bilateral trade balance with the United States for the latest available year; and what is the United Kingdom's trade balance with(a) Canada, (b) Japan, (c) France and (d) Germany.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 16 June 1992]: Information on United Kingdom visible trade is regularly published in "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", which is available in the Library of the House.