HC Deb 04 July 1984 vol 63 c178W
28. Mr. Tony Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the balance of trade in manufactures for the first five months of the current year.

Mr. Channon

In the first five months of this year there was a deficit of £1.4 billion. At the same time, the current account as a whole was in surplus by £182 million.