§ 140. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the President of the Board of Trade what is his latest information regarding the invisible earnings of the shipping industry.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsFrom January to September, 1969, the net overseas earnings of United Kingdom shipping are estimated to have been about £157 million compared with £262 million in the whole of 1968. The lower rate of earnings this year has mainly been due to lower freight rates for tanker cargoes.