EU Trade Deficit

HC Deb 10 January 1995 vol 252 cc29-30W

Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the EU's deficit in trade with the rest of the world(a) in the current year, (b) in the previous year and (c) five years ago; and what assessment he has made of these figures.

Mr. Needham

The information requested is given in the table.

EU(12) balance of visible trade with the rest of the world
	$ Million
1988	-29,541
1992	-67,525
1993	-3,967

Source:

Eurostat External Trade.

My Department is continuously monitoring the UK and EU trade position with the rest of the world.