HC Deb 26 October 1989 vol 158 c516W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was(a) the trade surplus/deficit and (b) the ratio of imports to total trade in each of the EEC countries, Japan and the United States of America for the most recent date for which figures are available.

Mr. Redwood

The information is in the table:

Trade Balance and Ratio of Imports to Total Trade 12 months to March 1989
Country Crude balance ECU billion Import ratio per cent.
Greece1 -7.8 77
Portugal -5.4 61
Spain -13.9 58
United States of America -99.4 57
United Kingdom -44.4 57
France -12.8 52
Italy -10.4 52
Belgium/Luxembourg -2.1 51
Netherlands 1.8 50
Denmark 0.8 49
Ireland 2.8 45
Germany 66.0 43
Japan 68.3 42
1 12 months to June 1988.

Source: Eurostat.