§ 30. Mr. Jayasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the United Kingdom's visible trade surplus or deficit with the previous EEC six countries in 1973 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere was an accrued trade deficit of about £940 million, of which a substantial part is accounted for by increases in imports of industrial materials, machinery and fuel, totalling £816 million.