§ Mr. BettsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the number of buses(a) exported from and (b) imported into Great Britain and their value in real terms for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 25 October 1994]: The annual United Kingdom trade in buses since 1979 is given in the table. The value in real terms is not available.
United Kingdom Trade in Buses year Exports Numbers Value £ Million (current Prices Imports Numbers Value £ Million (current Prices) 1979 1,122 9.5 491 7.8 1980 673 8.3 417 6.0 1981 1,433 19.7 701 12.9 1982 2,446 8.2 1,041 31.0 1983 5,973 17.4 1,616 46.2 1984 6,654 12.5 1,301 49.4 1985 7,912 17.4 1,174 36.8 1986 5,475 14.0 1,493 35.4 1987 5,518 13.4 1,087 38.3 1988 724 11.0 1,045 58.0 1989 698 11.8 1,056 65.7 1990 2,142 21.5 665 46.2 1991 1,462 26.1 544 30.2 1992 786 19.1 713 47.2 19931 1,222 23.7 905 57.4 Note:
1 Provisional.
Sources:
SMMT World Automotive Statistics except for 1981 and 1993.
Department of Trade Overseas Trade Statistics for 1981.
CSO Business Monitors MM 20 and MQ20 for 1993.
§ Mr. BettsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been(a) the value in real terms and (b) the 786W numbers of vehicles produced by the British bus-building industry in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 25 October 1994]: The numbers of buses produced by the British bus-building industry, annually in the United Kingdom since 1979, are given in the table. The value in real terms is not available.
Production of buses in the United Kingdom Year Number 1979 25,531 1980 21,572 1981 12,444 1982 13,107 19831 15,616 1984 16,499 1985 16,027 1986 12,340 1987 13,995 19881 16,500 1989 14,858 1990 12,987 1991 9,837 1992 8,517 1993 7,639 1 53 weeks. Source
SMMT