HC Deb 14 May 1986 vol 97 c476W
46. Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will indicate the nature and size of the current deficit in the balance of trade in manufactured goods.

Mr. Butcher

In the first quarter there was a deficit of £1.4 billion. In the same period the current account as a whole showed a surplus of £900,000.