Export Level Still Good
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A LTHOUGI1, in general, exports itl.from this country declined in July, commercial-vehicle manufacturers maintained an excellent level of overseas business by shipping 6,527 units (including industrial trucks and trailers) valued at £3,084,865. The figures for June were 6,949 and £3,353.329, respectively. The average monthly value for the first seven months of the year was. £3,669,397, a figure well above the target for the end of the year.
The value of the 58,189 vehicles exported from January to July was £25,685,780. During that period, 1,751 used vehicles (£735,245) and 42,236 tractors (£l2,636,025) were shipped. Parts and accessories valued at £20,368,590 were also sent overseas.
Details of the industry's export performance in July and the first seven months of the year are given in the table below,
An abstract of exports in the first half of the year, prepared by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, shows that Australia was the best customer of British commercial-vehicle manufacturers, having bought 9,835 vehicles valued at £1,522,855. In expenditure, South Africa took second place and India third.