§ Mr. Hollingworthasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars exported from the United Kingdom in the last five years, indicating the principal countries to which they were sent.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe figures for total exports are as follows:
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM OF NEW CARS (INCLUDING TAXIS, STATION WAGONS AND ESTATE CARS) ASSEMBLED AND UNASSEMBLED Year Number Value £ 1956 308,030 114,509,686 1957 401,188 152,010,173 1958 454,042 180,828,748 1959 539,343 215,747,231 1960 537,867 218,192,476 An analysis by country of consignment is given in considerable detail in the December 1958 and December 1960 Trade and Navigation Accounts at pages 289–290.
§ Mr. Hollingworthasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars exported from the United Kingdom in the first five months of this year, indicating the principal countries to which they were sent.
§ Mr. MaudlingFigures for May are not yet available. Total expots of new36W cars (including taxis, station wagons and estate cars) assembled and unassembled, for the first four months of this year, were 113,624 cars valued at £46,841,406. An analysis of country of consignment is given in considerable detail in the April Trade and Navigation Accounts at pages 289–291.
§ 22. Mr. Hollingworthasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars imported into the United Kingdom in the first five months of this year, indicating the principal countries of origin.
§ Mr. MaudlingFigures for May are not yet available. The information for the period January to April, 1961, is as follows:
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF NEW CARS (INCLUDING TAXIS) ASSEMBLED AND UNASSEMBLED — Number £ Total Imports 6,289 2,466,546 Imports from— Canada 378 184,622 Sweden 525 259,199 Germany (Western) 4,010 1,441,162 France 517 210,402 Italy 539 179,713 United States 97 115,380