§ Mr. Biffenasked the President of the Board of Trade how soon after the end of the month the Trade and Navigation Accounts were published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office during 1964; and how soon after the end of the month the corresponding Overseas Trade Accounts were published in 1965.
§ Mr. JayOn average after 18½ and 21 working days respectively. It is expected that the interval will be shortened later this year, following the move of the Customs Statistical Office to Southend where its computer unit it located.
§ Mr. Biffenasked the President of the Board of Trade what information was included in the Trade and Navigation Accounts which is not published in the Overseas Trade Accounts; and why such information is now excluded.
§ Mr. JayThe shipping statistics previously published in Accounts VIII and IX were omitted as being more conveniently published in the Board of Trade Journal, where more detailed shipping statistics already appeared once a quarter. Some comparative information for earlier periods was omitted to permit printing direct from computer output.
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