§ 29. Mr. Kelleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give the number of motor vehicles manufactured within the European Economic Community which were imported into the United Kingdom during the past 10 years, and the value of such imports in sterling; and if he will also give comparable figures for British vehicles exported to those countries over the same period.
§ Mr. ShoreThe information required is given below. However, I should say that between 1965 and 1974 we have moved from a sizeable surplus to a substantial deficit with the EEC in our car trade.
The information is as follows:
Imports Exports Number £'000 cif Number £000 fob 1965 … 51,987 2,5741 221,932 75,092 1966 … 61,799 25,252 173,752 69,502 1967 … 83,387 34,577 167,472 67,597 1968 … 89,310 42,552 235,602 86,712 1969 … 92,815 47,356 251,044 99,760 1970 … 143,449 74,832 236,010 102,066 1971 … 251,442 149,696 247,943 114 445 1972 … 361,208 260,336 233,255 109,492 1973 … 374,321 337,436 267,136 154,555 1974 … 280,555 298,693 193,344 140,862