§ 29. Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on trends in the balance of trade over the last 12 months. [159092]
§ Mr. CabornThe balance of trade was in deficit in the three months to February 2001 by £4.9 billion, compared to £4.3 billion for the same period a year earlier. Over the same period, exports rose by 11.9 per cent.