HC Deb 25 November 1974 vol 882 cc23-4W
Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will give immediate instructions to his Department that on all letters sent from

(£ million)
Original EEC Six Denmark and Irish Republic Rest of World
SITC(R) Section 1970 1973 1974 1st ten months 1970 1973 1974 1st ten months 1970 1973 1974 1st ten months
0 Food and live animals -145 -291 -567 -287 -409 -434 -1,176 -1,502 -1,249
1 Beverages and tobacco -11 -91 -61 -14 -20 -12 +100 +91 +129
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels +24 +10 +28 -11 -8 -13 -1,011 -1,421 -1,537
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants -109 -159 -263 +28 +68 +55 -657 -1,266 -3,003
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats -7 -6 -18 -6 -7 -9 -79 -100 -132
5 Chemicals -58 -96 -188 +38 +63 +78 +261 +409 +543
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material +153 +81 -186 +94 +101 +100 -215 -307 -586
7 Machinery and transport equipment +67 -465 -361 +121 +144 +124 +1,616 +1,803 +1,959
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 -105 -119 +8 +2 +8 +149 -87 -69
9 Other goods +16 +8 -4 +14 +16 +13 +121 +145 +144
TOTAL TRADE -69 -1,115 -1,736 -16 -50 -90 -891 -2,235 -3,801
TOTAL TRADE (NON-OIL) +50 -956 -1,463 -43 -118 -145 -235 -984 -832

Mr. Ian Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will provide quarterly figures since 1st January 1972 for the total balance of visible trade, and for the balance of visible trade excluding oil, between Great Britain and (a) Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy,

his Department both to the general public and to Members of Parliament the correct departmental telephone number is given and the incorrect one deleted while obsolete stationery is used up.

Mr. Shore

Full instructions have already been issued within my Department. I regret any inconvenience caused through the inadvertent failure to carry out these instructions.

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