Balance of Payments

HC Deb 23 January 1973 vol 849 cc63-4W

33. Sir G. Nabarro

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the payments deficit/surplus for 1972.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

There was probably a small deficit on current account. The full figures will not be available until March.

Mr. Deakins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the balance of payments position for 1972 and how this compares with the actual figure for 1970.

Mr. Nott

Figures for 1972 as a whole will be published this March.

Figures for 1970 were last published in Economic Trends for December 1972.