§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Technology (1) what was the value of orders delivered to the home market and overseas, respectively, for the motor industry for each of the quarters in 1966; what growth there has been over the last two years; and what is the forecast for the current year;
(2) what was the value of orders delivered to the home market and overseas, respectively, for the electrical engineering industry for each of the quarters in 1966; what growth there has been over the last two years; and what is forecast for the current year;
(3) what was the value of orders delivered to the home market and overseas,
HOME AND EXPORT DELIVERIES OF CERTAIN ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES £ million (current values) Motor Vehicles* Metal Working Machine Tools Other Mechanical Engineering† Electrical Engineering‡ Home Export Home Export Home Export Home Export 1966 First quarter … 222 129 29 9 329 141 260 62 Second quarter … 229 120 28 8 339 141 268 58 Third quarter … 153 114 28 9 327 138 248 63 Fourth quarter … 121 122 28 9 343 167 294 71 Percentage change 1964 to 1966§ … - 3 per cent. + 3 per cent. + 30 per cent. - 9 per cent. + 18 per cent. + 16 per cent. + 15 per cent. +29 per cent. * Cars, commercial vehicles and tractors. † Excluding (in addition to metal-working machine tools) industrial engines, instruments, watches and clocks. ‡ Excluding the electronic industries but including industrial engines. § The percentage changes given for machine tools make allowance for the additional firms included from the beginning of 1965.