Agricultural Machinery (Hansard, 21 December 1955)

HC Deb 21 December 1955 vol 547 cc347-8W 347W

Mr. T. Williams
asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of agricultural machinery and implements produced in the United Kingdom in 1939, 1946 and the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the exports during the same periods.
348W

§ Mr. Low
The information is as follows:

VALUE OF PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS, OTHER AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, AND SPARES

£ million

1938^* 1946 1954

For home use … 3.3 20.14 50.20

For export … 1.2 6.14 57.65

TOTAL … 4.5 26.28 107.85

^*The last complete pre-war year; figures for the whole of 1939 are not available.

VALUE OF PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS, OTHER AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, AND SPARES
		£ million
		1938^*	1946	1954
For home use	…	3.3	20.14	50.20
For export	…	1.2	6.14	57.65
TOTAL	…	4.5	26.28	107.85
^*The last complete pre-war year; figures for the whole of 1939 are not available.