HC Deb 25 November 1974 vol 882 c17W
Mr. Carter

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many cars were exported to Japan by each of the OECD countries in 1973; and how many Japan exported to each of those countries in the same year.

Mr. Deakins

I have been asked to reply. Japanese trade statistics record Japan's 1973 imports and exports of passenger cars as follows:

NUMBER OF PASSENGER MOTOR CARS (WHETHER OR NOT ASSEMBLED)
Country of Origin or Destination Imported into Japan Exported from Japan
United Kingdom 1,266 81,841
Germany (F.R.) 21,144 34,104
France 334 15,333
Italy 692 937
Netherlands 1 49,628
Belgium 275 48,409
Luxembourg Nil Nil
Denmark Nil 17,945
Ireland Nil 4,203
Sweden 697 6,480
Switzerland Nil 19,680
Austria 1 12,211
Norway Nil 19,700
Portugal Nil 25,953
Finland Nil 24,960
Iceland Nil 268
U.S.A 11,985 625,984
Canada 241 78,350
Spain Nil 66
Greece Nil 4,461
Turkey Nil Nil
Australia 269 124,559
Yugoslavia Nil 13
New Zealand Nil 22,728

Source: "Japanese Imports and Exports Country by Commodity 1973".