§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade for trade in(a) good, (b) good and services and (c) on a balance of payment basis, what was (i) the trade balance for each EU country with the rest of the EU country with the rest of the EU in each year from 1990 to 1995, in real terms and in millions of pounds, (ii) the trade balance for each EU country with the rest of the world outside the EU in years 1990 to 1995 in real terms and in millions of pounds and (iii) the trade balance for each EU country with the whole world expressed as (1) a percentage of GDP between 1990 and 1995 and (2) in real terms and in millions of pounds. [40729]
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 16 October 1996]: The complete data requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, for EU(12) countries, statistics on the balance of trade in goods split by intra-EU and extra-EU can be obtained from Eurostat's Comext CD ROM. Comparable figures for the three new members can be obtained from the International Monetary Fund's "Direction of Trade Statistics". The EU(15) balance of trade in goods and services with the world, and GDP estimates can be obtained from OECD national accounts, volume 1. All these publications are available in the Library of the House. The EU(12) trade balance in services is published in Eurostat's "International Trade in Services" up to 1993.