HC Deb 23 June 1969 vol 785 c219W
Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the figure giving the likely extent of net under-recording of exports to be included in future issues of the Board of Trade Press Release and the Board of Trade Journal is to be given before or after calculations and estimates to arrive at the visible balance have been made.

Mr. Dell

The visible trade balance will be estimated in the same way as in the past and is independent of and will not include an allowance for the estimated under-recording of exports.