§ 3. Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out for each of the years 1960 to 1969 to the latest available date the figures for 93W exports and imports, of both visible and invisible goods, in 1960 money terms.
§ Mr. TaverneEstimates of imports and exports of goods and services, revalued at 1963 prices, are published annually in Table 14 of the National Income and Expenditure Blue Book and are brought up to the latest available date in Table A of the quarterly national income article in "Economic Trends". To recalculate these estimates at 1960 prices would require an excessive use of resources.
§ Mr. John Osbornasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT his provisional estimate of the volume of total imports, visible exports, visible surplus, invisible exports, current surplus and capital movements, respectively, which gave rise to changes in the balance of payments for 1969, and the comparative figures for the previous two years.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsSome of the information sought by the hon. Member will not be available until the balance of
Category Period Publication Stock of Overseas assets … End 1968 United Kingdom Balance of Payments, 1969, Table 37*. Investment income … … Up to 1969, 3rd quarter. United Kingdom Balance of Payments, 1969, Tables 17 and 19; Economic Trends, December, 1969, Table 7. Flow of investment … … Up to 1969, 3rd quarter. United Kingdom Balance of Payments, 1969, Tables 22 and 25; Economic Trends, December, 1969, Table 8. *For the basis of valuation, see pages 39 and 41. The basis of valuation of the figures of assets varies from one class to another and it is not possible from the available information to calculate percentage rates of return on both book and current values.