§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the European Economic Community countries and for the rest of the world, the visible balance of trade
CRUDE BALANCE OF UNITED KINGDOM TRADE (EXPORTS VALUED FOB MINUS IMPORTS CIF) £ million Textiles (1) Clothing (2) Chemicals (including radioactive materials) (3) EEC Rest of world EEC Rest of world EEC Rest of world SITC(R1) 1970 … … +9 +131 +2 -9 -20 +261 1971 … … -7 +107 -2 -46 -6 +321 1972 … … -11 +87 -4 -71 -14 +324 1973 … … -27 +102 -7 -146 -33 +409 1974 … … -57 +115 -7 -165 -107 +671 1975 … … -62 +79 -14 -226 -6 +774 SITC(R2) 1975 … … -55 +94 -13 -226 -6 +801 1976 … … -48 +100 +20 -292 -61 +1,144 1977 … … -85 +149 +54 -222 -110 +1,566 1978 … … -253 +37 +58 -309 -126 +1,568 1979 … … -248 -104 +55 -498 -106 +1,616 January—April 1980 -41 -36 +16 -207 +47 +668
Mechanical machinery (4) Electrical machinery (5) EEC Rest of world EEC Rest of world SITC(R2) 1976 … … … … -56 +2,310 -77 +511 1977 … … … … -65 +2,614 -98 +586 1978 … … … … -316 +2,839 -177 +543 1979 … … … … -408 +2,793 -142 +130 January-April 1980 … … -107 +1,096 +32 +36 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC(R1 and R2) (1) Division 65, (2) Division 84, (3) Section 5, SITC(R2) (4) Divisions 71 to 74 less Group 716 and (5) Divisions 75 to 77 plus Group 716.
Notes:
1. Figures from 1976 onwards are based on the second revision of the SIT Classification (SITC/R2), and for the years 1970 to 1974 on the previous classification. For the purpose of comparison, figures for 1975 are given on both bases.
2. Details of trade in radioactive and associated materials with individual countries or areas are not available for publication.
3. Figures prior to 1976 for mechanical and electrical machinery as defined above could be provided only at disproportionate cost.