HC Deb 21 May 1981 vol 5 c127W
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the current account balance of payments between the United Kingdom and the six original members of the European Economic Community in 1970 and in 1980.

Mr. Lawson

I regret that figures are not available for the overall current account balance of payments between the United Kingdom and the six original members of the European Economic Community.

Figures for the balance of visible trade are published in the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics on the overseas trade statistics basis, which differs substantially from the balance of payments basis. Figures are not available for the balance of invisible trade.