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Mr. Fred Evans
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will allow the facility of a duty-free shop at the Cardiff airport.
Mr. Denzil Davies
No. The number of international passengers using Cardiff (Wales) airport has not yet reached the
| UNITED KINGDOM TRANSACTIONS WITH COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES | |||||
| £million | |||||
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Trade— | |||||
| Balance of trade | … | −2,042 | −2,412 | −2,127 | −1,733 |
| Value of imports* | … | 7,623 | 8,685 | 11,179 | 13,611 |
| Value of exports* | … | 5,581 | 6,273 | 9,052 | 11,878 |
| Contributions to Community Institutions— | |||||
| Gross contribution to the Community Budget | … | 181 | 342 | 463 | 737 |
| Capital contribution to ECSC, and production levy | … | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
| Capital contribution to EIB | … | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| Receipts, grants and loans from Community Institutions— | |||||
| Receipts from Community Budget | … | 150 | 398 | 296 | 368 |
| Grants from ECSC | … | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Loans from ECSC | … | 60 | 109 | 297 | 181 |
| Loans from EIB | … | 80 | 187 | 259 | 321 |
| * BoP basis. | |||||
| Figures for the volume of trade with EEC countries are not available. | |||||