HC Deb 29 March 1976 vol 908 c366W
Mr. Ronald Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how the latest figures of the imbalance of British trade with the world compare with the position at the time the United Kingdom entered the Common Market; and what proportion of this imbalance is trade with the EEC.

Mr. Deakins

The information is as follows:

Visible balance with the world £million Visible balance with EEC as a proportion of the visible balance with the world Percentage
1973 −2,332 50
1975 −3,200 74