Trade surplus
In the machine tool sector, the UK recorded a trade surplus of £21.1 million in 2004.
In the machine tool sector, the UK recorded a trade surplus of £21.1 million in 2004, an improvement on the surplus of £12.2 million registered in 2003, according to the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA).
Exports of machine tools from the UK in 2004 were fractionally up on the 2003 level at £401.9 million (the 2003 figure was £401.1 million), with the improved surplus coming about as a result of a fall of -2.1% in imports to £380.8 million.
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