§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the President of the Board of Trade how long after the monthly trade figures have been collected he receives returns from the Customs House.
§ Mr. DellDocuments relating to trade are collected continuously by Customs and compilation of the figures takes place at the end of the month. They are published as soon as possible both in unadjusted and seasonally adjusted form, 55W and with an estimate of the visible trade balance, on dates which are fixed and made known at the beginning of each year; and I receive the basic figures some days before publication.