HC Deb 15 April 1981 vol 3 c135W
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for Trade with which five countries the United Kingdom had the largest visible trade surplus and the largest visible trade deficit, in 1980.

Mr. Parkinson

In 1980 our five largest crude trade surpluses were with Nigeria, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Australia and Iran, and our five largest crude trade deficits were with the United States of America, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Norway.

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