HC Deb 06 February 1968 vol 758 cc80-3W
Mr. Blenkinsop

asked the Minister of Technology whether he will publish figures for the deliveries, imports and exports of computers for the second and third quarters of 1967, and for subsequent quarters.

Dr. Bray

Because of the nature of the industry, the figures vary greatly from quarter to quarter and cannot, therefore be taken as an indication of the trend. It had, therefore, been the intention to

DELIVERIES OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS INCLUDING FACTORED GOODS
1967
£000
U.K. Manufactured
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
Home Export Home Export
Digital Computing Systems* 8,323 4,831 12,918 6,921
(195) (195) (231) (167)
Analogue and Hybrid Computers† 226 58 182 57
(32) (6) (42) (8)
Industrial Electronic Control Equipment 810 130 538 74
Data Transmission Equipment 411 160 333 171
Peripheral Equipment for computing systems 3,138 3,460 4,023 2,792
Repair and Maintenance of Customer's equipment 1,576 343 2,306 251
Computer R & D on Customer account
(a) Hardware 86 136
(b) Software 11 29
TOTAL OUTPUT 14,581 8,982 20,465 10,266
Goods sold to other U.K. manufacturers further processing 1,026 1,570

1967
£000
Factored
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
Home Export Home Export
Digital Computing Systems* 5,801 246 8,717 320
(135) (5) (122) (6)
Analogue and Hybrid Computers† 37
(1)
Industrial Electronic Control Equipment 15
Data Transmission Equipment 224 68
Peripheral Equipment for computing systems 699 192 754 21
Repair and Maintenance of Customer's equipment
Computer R & D on Customer account
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
TOTAL OUTPUT 6,776 438 9,539 341
Goods sold to other U.K. manufacturers for further processing 863 703

publish only annual and not quarterly figures. Nevertheless, because of the considerable public interest in these figures they will be published quarterly in the future. The figures for the fourth quarter 1967 will be published about the end of March, and subsequently for each quarter with a similar delay, which is governed by the time taken by firms to respond to the Ministry's inquiries.

The figures for the second and third quarters 1967 are:

1967
£000
Total
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
Home Export Home Export
Digital Computing Systems* 14,124 5,077 21,635 7,241
(330) (200) (353) (173)
Analogue and Hybrid Computers† 263 58 182 57
(33) (6) (42) (8)
Industrial Electronic Control Equipment 825 130 538 74
Data Transmission Equipment 635 160 401 171
Peripheral Equipment for computing systems 3,837 3,652 4,777 2,813
Repair and Maintenance of Customer's equipment 1,576 343 2,306 251
Computer R & D on Customer account
(a) Hardware 86 136
(b) Software 11 29
TOTAL OUTPUT 21,357 9,420 30,004 10,607
Goods sold to other U.K. manufacturers for further processing 1,889 2,273
* Figures in brackets show the number of complete systems sold.
† Figures in brackets show the number of computers sold.

The Overseas Trade Accounts for the second and third quarters of 1967 show that imports, exports and re-exports of computing systems, central processors and peripheral equipment for computers were:

(£m.)
Imports Exports Re-exports
Systems etc.
2nd quarter 10.8 5.8 0.6
3rd quarter 9.3 4.2 0.3

(£m.)
Imports Exports Re-exports
Computer parts
2nd quarter 4.2 4.4 0.3
3rd quarter 3.9 2.5 0.3

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