§ 26. Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish the trade balance with Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania for each of the last five years,
CRUDE TRADE BALANCES (i.e. exports fob minus imports cif) £million 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 January to June 1975 Poland … -1.9 +4.7 +4.9 +16.4 +28.3 +30.1 Czechoslovakia Romania … -3.2 -5.7 -8.5 -11.8 -10.6 -5.2 Romania … +5.9 +10.0 +13.5 +2.4 -0.8 +9.9 Note:—Figures on a balance of payments basis are not available for trade with individual countries Crude balances are obtained by subtracting imports cif from exports fob. These are not a good measure of the balance of trade in goods because, inter alia, of differences in valuation.