HC Deb 04 July 1967 vol 749 cc217-8W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the balance-of-payments position for each quarter in the years 1964 to date; and if he will forecast the position for the remainder of this year.

Mr. Callaghan

The figures for the balance of current and long-term capital transactions up to the first quarter of 1967 are as follows:

£million
1964
1st quarter … … … -148
2nd quarter … … … -166
3rd quarter … … … -251
4th quarter … … … -198
1965
1st quarter … … … -122
2nd quarter … … … -36
3rd quarter … … … -203
4th quarter … … … +4
1966
1st quarter … … … -108
2nd quarter … … … -67
3rd quarter … … … -140
4th quarter … … … +128
1967
1st quarter … … … +23

It is not the practice to publish quantitative forecasts.