HC Deb 13 March 1981 vol 1000 c429W
Mr. Colin Shepherd

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the value of secondhand agricultural tractors and implements exported from the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years and for the year 1980.81 to date.

Mr. Cecil Parkinson

[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 1981, c. 381.]: This information is available only in respect of used, wheeled agricultural tractors, the value of exports of which has been as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF USED WHEELED AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS
Year Value £million fob
1971 4.9
1972 5.7
1973 6.5
1974 8.6
1975 16.4
1976 24.8
1977 32.1
1978 23.8
1979 21.5
1980 16.0
January 1981 1.0

(Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, ex SITC(RI) Sub Group 712.5 and SITC(R2) Sub—Group 722.4).