§ Mr. ARNOLDasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of the exports of automobiles and parts of all sorts from the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively, in each year from 1902 to 1911, inclusive; and the value of the exports of automobiles and parts from the United States which were returned to that country in 1911?
Mr. BUXTONThe following statement shows the value of automobiles and parts thereof, of home manufacture, exported from this country and from the United States, respectively, to all destinations, in each of the undermentioned years:—
Years. From the United Kingdom (Years ended 31st December). From the United States (Years ended 30th June). Including Rubber, Tubes and Tyres. Including Rubber Tyres. Excluding Rubber Tyres. 1,000 £s. 1,000 £s. 1,000 £s. 1902 172† * 198 1903 644† * 251 1904 321 * 395 1905 502 * 517 1906 819 * 729 1907 1,325 * 1,146 1908 1,259 * 1,100 1909 1,564 * 1,248 1910 2,606 * 2,331 1911 3,186 3,665 3,231 1912 3,682 5,899 5,345 * Cannot be stated. † The particulars for 1902 and 1903 in avoidably include a relatively small amount in respect of the exports of motor cycles and parts thereof, which were not separately recorded prior to 1904. In that year, the value of such exports amounted to £38,000. The value of automobiles of United States manufacture previously exported from that country, which were returned thereto in the last two years for which particulars are available, was £500,856 in 1910–11, and £337,323 in 1911–12. The value of parts of automobiles similarly returned is not separately stated in the official United States Returns.
§ Mr. ARNOLDasked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value 1457W of the net imports and British exports of complete motor cycles and complete motor cars during each year from 1904 to 1912, inclusive?
Mr. BUXTONThe following statements give the information desired by my hon. Friend, and include particulars respecting the imports and exports of motor chassis:
(a) Motor Cycles: Complete. Years. Net Imports. Exports (United Kingdom Manufacture). Number 1904 … 892 770 1905 … 1,600 688 1906 … 1,700 739 1907 … 1,687 800 1908 … 1,278 1,048 1909 … 1,350 1,884 1910 … 1,296 3,341 1911 … 1,246 7,350 1912 … 1,223 13,055 Value £ £ 1904 … 28,106 31,127 1905 … 52,599 23,717 1906 … 48,553 23,077 1907 … 47,795 27,970 1908 … 34,288 37,206 1909 … 37,870 69,141 1910 … 41,077 122,582 1911 … 38,085 278,856 1912 … 38,229 528,496 1458W
(b) Motor Cycles: Complete. Years. Net Imports. Exports (United Kingdom Manufacture). Number 1904 … 4,964 701 1905 … 5,046 1,078 1906 … 5,103 1,379 1907 … 4,285 2,318 1908 … 3,396 2,216 1909 … 3,116 2,580 1910 … 3,694 3,555 1911 … 5,731 4,536 1912 … 6,274 5,277 Value. £ £ 1904 … 1,911,058 240,758 1905 … 2,171,017 376,230 1906 … 2,174,034 495,399 1907 … 1,833,658 857,647 1908 … 1,227,991 800,636 1909 … 1,045,989 952,431 1910 … 1,205,604 1,376,686 1911 … 1,409,414 1,804,419 1912 … 1,468,474 2,023,715
(c) Motor Chassis. Years. Net Imports. Exports (United Kingdom Manufacture). Number. 1904 … * * 1905 … * * 1906 … * * 1907 … * * 1908 … 3,134 225 1909 … 4,631 221 1910 … 6,221 564 1911 … 6,178 735 1912 … 6,890 1,180 Value £ £ 1904 … * * 1905 … * * 1906 … * * 1907 … * * 1908 … 974,631 75,984 1909 … 1,243,325 85,356 1910 … 1,566,751 213,536 1911 … 1,571,154 296,689 1912 … 1,727,042 437,224 * Motor-car Chassis were not separately distinguished prior to 1908, but were included in the official records under "Motor Cars, Parts thereof,"
§ Mr. ARNOLDasked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of the imports into the United Kingdom from France of complete motor cycles, parts of motor cars, and complete cars, respectively, during the years 1904 to 1911, inclusive; and the average value per car during the same period of the motor cars complete imported from France into the United Kingdom and exported from the United Kingdom to all countries?
Mr. BUXTONThe following statements give the information desired by my hon. Friend for each of the years 1904 to 1912, and include particulars respecting motor chassis:—
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I. Imports from France. (a) Motor Cycles: Complete. Years. Number Imported from France. Value thereof. £ 1904 … 284 9,642 1905 … 258 8,068 1906 … 127 3,630 1907 … 79 2,717 1908 … 42 1,364 1909 … 25 786 1910 … 35 1,322 1911 … 47 1,670 1912 … 53 1,952
(b) Motor Cars: Complete. Years. Number Imported from France. Value thereof. £ 1904 … 4,061 1,637,814 1905 … 4,085 1,855,547 1906 … 4,174 1,751,359 1907 … 3,613 1,612,151 1908 … 3,175 1,140,695 1909 … 2,914 942,535 1910 … 2,908 958,042 1911 … 2,236 701,659 1912 … 1,764 530,167
(c) Motor Cars Chassis. Years. Number Imported from France. Value thereof. £ 1904 … 1905 … Net separately distinguished; included under "Parts of Motor Cars" in these years. 1906 … 1907 … 1908 … 2,135 664,136 1909 … 3,153 812,961 1910 … 4,558 1,108,771 1911 … 4,440 1,056,814 1912 … 4,935 1,131,633
(d) Motor Cars: Parts thereof. Years. Quantity Imported from France. Value thereof.* £ 1904 … Parts of Motor Cars are entered by value only. 301,718† 1905 … 708,873† 1906 … l,308,101† 1907 … l,471,726† 1908 … 897,128 1909 … 765,121 1910 … 583,447 1911 … 732,672 1912 … 973,234 * Includes the value of "Kubber Tubes and Tyres" not exported with complete cars throughout the period. † Includes "Chassis" in these years. 1460W
II. Average Values of Motor Cars and Chassis Imported from France. Years. Motor Cars, Complete. Chassis. £ £ 1904 … 403 Not Separately distinguished. 1905 … 454 1906 … 420 1907 … 446 1908 … 359 311 1909 … 323 258 1910 … 329 243 1911 … 814 238 1912 … 301 229
III. Average Value of Motor Cars and Chassis of United Kingdom Manufacture Exported from this Country. Years. Motor Cars, Complete. Chassis. £ £ 1904 … 343 Not Separately distinguished 1905 … 349 1906 … 359 1907 … 370 1908 … 361 338 1909 … 369 386 1910 … 387 379 1911 … 398 404 1912 … 383 871