§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing production, imports and exports of passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles by volume in 1970, 1982 and the first five months of the current year, together with volume figures of trade in these items with the European Community and the European Community Six.
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§ Mr. ChannonThe information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
I. United Kingdom production (Numbers in thousands) 1970 1982 January-May 1983 Passenger cars 1,641 888 445 Heavy commercial vehicles *191 †65 †22
II. United Kingdom overseas trade in complete passenger cars‡ 1970 1982 January-April 1983 Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Total trade 159 693 944 320 361 85 European Community (9) 136 212 658 125 254 31 European Community (6) 134 143 637 116 248 27 Notes: ‡ figures corresponding to SITC (R2) Group 781 and SITC (R1) Sub-group 732.1 in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (passenger motor cars, including used cars and omitting chassis fitted with engines). Corresponding details of overseas trade in heavy commercial vehicles are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.