§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the value and numbers of motor cars, vans and lorries(a) imported and (b) exported for each of the years from 1979.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is given in the table.
United Kingdom trade in motor cars, vans and lorries1 Imports Exports Value (£ billion) Numbers (thousands) Value (£ billion) Numbers (thousands) 1979 2.85 1,132 1.40 552 1980 2.38 941 1.40 485 1981 2.40 861 1.44 453
United Kingdom trade in textiles (£ million) Exports Imports Textile fibres1 Other textiles2 Total textiles Textiles fibres1 Other textiles2 Total textiles 1979 316 1,339 1,655 476 1,691 2,167 1980 313 1,363 1,676 376 1,544 1,920 1981 298 1,203 1,501 376 1,762 2,138 1982 314 1,192 1,506 411 1,928 2,338 1983 375 1,285 1,660 476 2,320 2,796 1984 428 1,485 1,913 597 2,705 3,302 1985 420 1,709 2,129 663 3,032 3,695 1986 373 1,712 2,085 547 3,162 3,709 1987 397 1,886 2,283 658 3,472 4,130 1988 440 1,935 2,374 688 3,636 4,323 1989 498 2,205 2,703 681 3,770 4,451 1990 495 2,447 2,942 549 3,936 4,485 1991 466 2,349 2,816 453 3,739 4,191 1 Textile fibres are defined as division 26 of the Standard International Trade Classification. 2 Other textiles consist of textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles not elsewhere specified and related products, and are defined as division 65 of the Standard International Trade Classification. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.