HC Deb 01 May 1980 vol 983 c613W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing the proportion of United Kingdom home sales of automatic washing machines which is attributed to the main countries of manufacture of such products.

Mr. Eyre

The information is as follows:

percentage of home sales in 1979 (by number)
United Kingdom … 54.8
Italy … 41.1
Federal Republic of Germany … 1.7
Spain … 1.1
France … 1.0
Other countries … 0.3

Source:

  1. (a) Imports—United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC (Rev 2) Item 775–11 (part)
  2. (b) Deliveries of United Kingdom-made automatic washing machines to the home market—Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical Appliances (AMDEA).