HC Deb 21 June 1989 vol 155 c174W
42. Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which Organisation for European Economic Co-operation and Development countries are running a smaller trade deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product than the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alan Clark

According to the most recent OECD figures, of the 14 countries which recorded deficits on their visible trade in 1988, those of the following were smaller, as a proportion of their GDP, than that of the United KingdomAustria, Turkey, Switzerland, Iceland, United States of America, France, Italy, Norway, Australia and Belgium.

59. Mr. Eadie

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with which European Economic Community members Britain's trade is in deficit.

Mr. Alan Clark

In the 12 months to April the United Kingdom was in deficit on visible trade with Belgium/Luxembourg, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal.