HC Deb 13 June 1961 vol 642 cc35-6W
Mr. Hollingworth

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars exported from the United Kingdom in the last five years, indicating the principal countries to which they were sent.

Mr. Maudling

The figures for total exports are as follows:

EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM OF NEW CARS (INCLUDING TAXIS, STATION WAGONS AND ESTATE CARS) ASSEMBLED AND UNASSEMBLED
Year Number Value
£
1956 308,030 114,509,686
1957 401,188 152,010,173
1958 454,042 180,828,748
1959 539,343 215,747,231
1960 537,867 218,192,476

An analysis by country of consignment is given in considerable detail in the December 1958 and December 1960 Trade and Navigation Accounts at pages 289–290.

Mr. Hollingworth

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars exported from the United Kingdom in the first five months of this year, indicating the principal countries to which they were sent.

Mr. Maudling

Figures for May are not yet available. Total expots of new cars (including taxis, station wagons and estate cars) assembled and unassembled, for the first four months of this year, were 113,624 cars valued at £46,841,406. An analysis of country of consignment is given in considerable detail in the April Trade and Navigation Accounts at pages 289–291.

22. Mr. Hollingworth

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value and number of cars imported into the United Kingdom in the first five months of this year, indicating the principal countries of origin.

Mr. Maudling

Figures for May are not yet available. The information for the period January to April, 1961, is as follows:

IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF NEW CARS (INCLUDING TAXIS) ASSEMBLED AND UNASSEMBLED
Number £
Total Imports 6,289 2,466,546
Imports from—
Canada 378 184,622
Sweden 525 259,199
Germany (Western) 4,010 1,441,162
France 517 210,402
Italy 539 179,713
United States 97 115,380