HC Deb 01 December 1988 vol 142 c357W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the trade deficit was financed in 1987 and in the current year to date; and if he will publish in theOfficial Report, a table showing the changes in the capital account which have occurred as a result of the deficit in the current account.

Mr. Major

Figures for the current account, capital account transactions and the balancing item up to the second quarter of 1988 are available in the September edition ofEconomic Trends, published by the CSO.