§ Mrs. Wiseasked 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.