§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list each month's imports of crude oil throughout 1976; and what has been the monthly level of crude oil imports for the first 10 months of 1977.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM (SITC(R) 331.01) Million tons 1976 1977 January … … … 7.75 7.22 February … … … 7.63 5.60 March … … … 7.16 6.87 April … … … 7.66 5.37 May … … … 6.95 7.03 June … … … 7.25 5.79 July … … … 6.94 4.71 August … … … 6.57 5.14 September … … … 7.02 5.32 October … … … 6.07 5.28 November … … … 8.43 December … … … 7.14 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.