HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 c131W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the payments deficit of the main industrial countries in 1979 excluding oil on (a) visible trade, (b) current account and (c) capital account.

Mr. Lawson

Balances excluding oil are not readily available. Balances including oil are published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development inMain Economic Indicators.