HC Deb 03 May 1974 vol 872 c592W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table setting out the balance of trade between the United Kingdom and each of the countries in receipt of bilateral aid from the United Kingdom for the years 1963, 1968 and 1973, respectively.

Mr. Deakins

Countries in receipt of bilateral aid are listed in Table 12 of "British Aid Statistics—1968–72". Values for exports (fob) and imports (cif) can be obtained from the "Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom" for the years 1963 and 1968 and from the December volume of the "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom" for the year 1973. The difference between these figures of exports and imports is not a good measure of the balance of trade in goods because of differences in valuation and coverage, but estimates for individual countries of the balance of trade in goods on a balance of payments basis are not made.