§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the aggregate balance of payments in the original six EC countries in each year since 1962, in the EC nine as a whole, after 1973, and in the EC 12 as a whole since 1986, both in value and as a percentage of their total gross national product.
§ Mr. Maude [holding answer 17 January 1992]Comprehensive data are not readily available. Details on the balance of payments current account of the European Community individual countries and in total from 1988 are given in the EUROSTAT publication "External Trade Monthly Statistics, Theme 6, Series B, December 1991" a copy of which is in the Library. Further details from the Community's statistical office will be forwarded to the hon. Member when available.