§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give for each month since January 1990 the revisions to the balance of trade from which the average figure of £30 million per month, referred to in his answer of 18 November 1991,Official Report, columns 26–27, was derived, giving the figures in each case.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 18 May 1992]: The provisional and revised figures for the visible trade balance are given together with the differences between the two. Irrespective of sign these differences average £30 million per month.
Visible trade balance (£ million) Provisional Revised1 Difference irrespective of sign 1990 January -1,979 -2,020 41 February -1,395 -1,394 1 March -2,176 -2,086 90 April -1,780 -1,804 24 May -1,522 -1,528 6 June -1,555 -1,562 7 July -1,691 -1,680 11 August -1,128 -1,199 71 September -845 -813 32 October -1,079 -1,064 15 November -971 -980 9 December -844 -855 11 1991 January -1,228 -1,283 55 February -692 -727 35 March -932 -836 96 April -839 -837 2 May -923 -922 1 June -377 -377 0 July -565 -606 41 August -743 -796 53 1 As published one month later.