HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc348-9W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give imports as a percentage of domestic sales of motor cars and exports as a percentage of domestic production for (i) United Kingdom, (ii) France, (iii) West Germany, (iv) Italy and (v) Japan for 1975 and each year from 1979 to 1987.

Mr. Butcher

So far as the United Kingdom, France and West Germany are concerned, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 26 January 1988,Official Report, columns 143–144.

Information on Italy and Japan is shown in the tables.

Trends in Italian car output Italy
Imports as a percentage of sales Exports as a percentage of production
1975 n.a. 49
1979 38 44
1980 42 35
1981 n.a. 34
1982 n.a. 34
1983 37 35
1984 37 33
1985 40 32
1986 38 37

Trends in Japanese car output Japan
Imports as a percentage of sales Exports as a percentage of production
1975 n.a. 40
1979 2 50
1980 2 56
1981 1 57
1982 1 55
1983 1 53
1984 1 56
1985 2 58
1986 2 59

Note: NA = Not available.

Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.