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Mrs. Wise
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will show the balance of
| CRUDE BALANCE | |||||
| £ million | |||||
| 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | |
| Passenger motor cars (732.1 and 732.6) | +29·1 | +31·4 | +5·4 | -58·8 | -157·0 |
| Commercial vehicles (732.2–5 and 732.7) | +14·4 | +20·0 | +21·8 | +23·5 | +5·9 |
| Tractors (712.5) | +14·4 | +17·9 | +17·7 | +16·2 | +21·1 |
| Telecommunications equipment (724.0) | +5·4 | +9·8 | +4·5 | +7·3 | -11·1 |
| Machine tools (715.1) | -14·7 | -6·4 | -6·9 | +4·1 | -4·4 |
| Textiles (including man-made fibres) (65 (all items), 262.8, 266, 841.21 and 841.45) | -4·8 | +13·3 | +19·9 | +0·8 | +1·4 |
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | |
| Passenger motor cars (732.1 and 732.6) | -197·3 | -160·6 | -231·8 | -471·3 | -753·6 |
| Commercial vehicles (732.2–5 and 732.7) | +14·4 | +2·0 | +34·3 | +52·6 | +27·0 |
| Tractors (712.5) | +21·0 | +14·0 | +19·2 | +33·5 | +42·4 |
| Telecommunications equipment (724.0) | -34·8 | -5·3 | +18·9 | +41·6 | +37·0 |
| Machine tools (715.1) | -13·0 | -28·3 | -30·0 | -32·0 | -32·6 |
| Textiles (including man-made fibres) (65 (all items), 262.8, 266, 841.21 and 841.45) | -12·6 | -48·8 | -48·0 | -38·9 | -81·9 |
Notes:
( a) The crude balance represents the difference between exports by country cif.
( b)Code numbers following the descriptions relate to the Standard International Trade Classification (Revised) (SITC Rev. 1).
( c) The figures for tractors exclude road tractors exclude road tractors for tractor-trailer combinations (which are included in commercial vehicles) and industrial tractors.