HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 cc251-2W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the current balance of trade in manufactured goods with Japan.

Mr. Alan Clark

The crude balance of trade in manufactured goods, defined as sections 5 to 8 of the standard international trade classification revision 3, with Japan based on the provisional figures for the nine months to September 1988 was £3,632.9 million in deficit.