§ Mr. John Spellarasked the Minister for Trade what is the level of British car exports to each country; and what
United Kingdom Exports of Cars, by Country* Thousands 1977 1978 1979 1980 †1981 1982 Belgium/Luxembourg‡ 10.6 11.3 52.5 42.2 9.1 18.2 France 14.6 15.0 19.0 15.8 31.3 43.5 Federal Republic of Germany 13.4 17.7 12.1 16.5 16.3 6.7 Irish Republic 36.2 39.7 26.1 21.1 13.7 8.5 Italy* 9.4 7.7 14.6 24.0 55.5 43.1 Netherlands 27.8 20.7 10.7 6.6 7.9 4.5 Spain 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 Japan 1.6 2.8 2.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 Canada 5.2 7.0 4.7 3.1 0.9 0.5 United States of America 53.9 55.1 46.5 31.5 13.6 14.8 South Africa 30.1 45.5 49.7 27.8 57.2 55.5 New Zealand 23.5 17.5 17.5 11.2 8.4 10.1 Iran 99.9 96.9 31.8 68.8 61.8 34.9 Other 148.1 129.2 122.2 86.6 78.6 76.8 TOTAL 474.8 466.4 410.1 359.1 356.3 319.6 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, summarised in the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' annual publications "The Motor Industry of Great Britain", copies of which are in the Library. * The countries for which information is given above cover all those included in the reply to the hon. Member's recent question on imports, together with certain other main export markets. Information for the countries included in the "other" group, numbering around 180, is contained in the SMMT's publications referred to above. † The figures for 1981 include a considerable element of estimation based on sampling and should be interpreted with caution. ‡ The figures for exports to Belgium/Luxembourg for 1977 and 1978 may not be consistent with those for subsequent years. The figure for exports to Italy may not be on a consistent basis over the period covered by the table.
United Kingdom share of Overseas Countries' Car Markets* Percentages 1977 1978 1979 1980 ‡1981 Belgium/Luxembourg† 2.4 2.6 12.6 9.9 1.7 France 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.7 Federal Republic of Germany 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 Irish Republic 43.3 36.9 27.8 22.6 13.1 Italy† 0.8 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.1 Netherlands 5.0 3.6 1.9 1.5 2.0 Spain 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 Japan 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 Canada 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 United States of America 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 South Africa 18.1 22.2 23.3 10.0 19.0 New Zealand 38.0 26.1 24.6 14.2 9.2 Iran ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ * The share estimates given above are derived as the percentage of United Kingdom exports, shown in the first table, in total car registrations in the individual countries. The registrations information, which is not yet available, for 1982, is contained in the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' annual publications "The Motor Industry of Great Britain", copies of which are in the Library. † See Notes † and ‡ to first table. ‡ Not readily available, if at all.