§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he will give further details of the balance of trade with Czechoslovakia for the year 1963, showing how the figures are arrived at.
§ Mr. HeathThe following is the information:
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1963 £ thousand Statistical Classification Imports (c.i.f.) United Kingdom Exports (f.o.b.) Food and live animals 3,335 65 Of which: Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 2,631 — Beverages and tobacco 7 6 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 3,859 1,227 Of which: Wood, lumber and cork 3,039 — Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 299 9 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 8 — Chemicals 430 1,839 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3,438 1,398 Of which: Textile yarns, fabrics, made-up articles and related products 922 — Machinery and Transport equipment 1,851 6,322 Of which: Transport equipment 1,033 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,068 460 Commodities and transactions not classified according to kind 24 138 TOTAL 16,319 11,464 RE-EXPORTS — 496 BALANCE OF TRADE -4,359