§ 96. Mr. Higginsasked the President of the Board of Trade what he estimates to have been the underlying level of imports in the first quarter of 1967 after allowing for the temporary effects of the removal of the surcharge.
§ Mr. DarlingA final estimate of the trend value of imports cannot be made for some months, and even when this and information about the factors influencing imports is available, an estimate of the effect of the removal of the surcharge must be subject to great uncertainty.