§ 21. Mr. Hall-Davisasked the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the direct contribution of the tourist industry to the balance of payments; and with which manufacturing industries this most nearly compares.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn 1967 overseas visitors spent £236 million while in the United Kingdom, about £85 million in fares to British carriers, and about £15 million on the personal exports of cars and purchases on British carriers and in duty-free shops. An industry which in 1967 had exports closely comparable in value to the expenditure of overseas visitors was Chemicals and Dyes as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification.