§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied with the restraint exercised by the Japanese Government over that country's car exporters to the United Kingdom in the light of recent increase in Japanese car imports just revealed.
£ million SITC(R) SITC (Rev 2) 1972 1977 January-June 1977 January-June 1977 January-June 1978 World: Imports (cif) … 6,093 21,305 10,788 10,942 12,956 Exports (fob) … 8,257 26,796 13,129 13,332 14,928 EEC (6): Imports (cif) … 2,034 8,835 4,290 4,331 5,321 Exports (fob) … 1,836 7,434 3,729 3,773 4,239 Irish Republic: Imports (cif) … 189 638 295 303 352 Exports (fob) … 355 1,149 532 537 715 Denmark: Imports (cif) … 122 273 139 140 164 Exports (fob) … 181 537 278 280 262 EFTA(1972): Imports (cif) … 1,331 3,966 2,126 2,138 2,810 Exports (fob) … 1,343 4,172 2,081 2,098 2,194 Western Europe: Imports (cif) … 3,639 13,760 6,870 6,940 8,699 Exports (fob) … 3,848 13,775 6,878 6,955 7,571 Commonwealth: Imports (cif) … 775 1,738 904 917 940 Exports (fob) … 1,588 4,180 2,023 2,058 2,383 United States of America: Imports (cif) … 829 2,663 1,445 1,455 1,607 Exports (fob) … 1,012 2,418 1,162 1,180 1,353 Notes:
(a) From January 1978 the United Kingdom has adopted the second revision of the Standard International Trade Classification. Figures for earlier years were compiled under the previous classification (SITC(R)). For purposes of comparison, figures for January-June 1977 have been provided on both bases.
(b) The figures for the Commonwealth are based on its current constitution, except that those for 1972 exclude Bangladesh for which separate information is not available.
(c) Western Europe is taken as currently defined in the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.