§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Minister for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the United Kingdom balance of trade—visible and invisible as a whole—surpluses and deficits with each country for the last 12 months for which figures are readily available
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe available information which can be provided within acceptable cost limits is given in the following table. It shows the crude trade surplus or deficit with some major trading partners. Corresponding figures for other countries may be derived from table 1B of the appropriate volumes of theOverseas Trade Statistics.
United Kingdom Crude Balances of Visible Trade, September 1981—August 1982 £million France +43 Belgium-Luxembourg -631 Netherlands +22 Federal Republic of Germany -1,396 Italy -629 Irish Republic +981 Denmark -203 Norway -1,136 Sweden +96 Finland -349 Switzerland -569 Spain -27 Nigeria +1,183 South Africa +517 Saudi Arabia -343 Iraq +749 India +396 Hong Kong -158 Japan -1,940 Australia +583 Canada -669 USA +339 All other countries +884 TOTAL -2,256 Notes:
1 Trade in invisibles is not available by partner country.
2. The crude balance of trade is exports valued fob minus imports valued cif.