§ Mr. Jayasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the United Kingdom trade deficit with the European Economic Community Six each year since 1970 for total visible trade, manufactures, foodstuffs, precious stones and crude oil; and what are the figures for December 1977 to February 1978 at an annual rate.
§ Mr. MeacherI shall reply to my right hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of United Kingdom imports and exports to and from the rest of the member countries of the EEC compared with non-EEC countries on the balance of payments basis for 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th March 1978; Vol. 946, c. 432] gave the following answer:
The figures can be readily derived from table 4 of the article "United Kingdom trade in the fourth quarter and year of 1977", on page 555 of Trade and Industry of 10th March 1978, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
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