§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the non-oil balance of trade in goods for the United Kingdom with the European Union in each year since 1979. [7830]
§ Mr. Page[holding answer 6 December 1996]: The information is given in the table.
UK non-oil trade with the EU15 Year Crude balance of trade (£ billion) 1979 -5.2 1980 -3.4 1981 -5.2 1982 -7.7 1983 -11.4 1984 -13.3 1985 -14.0 1986 -16.0 1987 -16.9 1988 -20.3 1989 -21.8 1990 -16.7 1991 -7.4 1992 -10.2 1993 -9.2 1994 -10.3 1995 -8.9