HC Deb 08 July 1976 vol 914 cc672-5W
Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report, from international sources available to him, a table giving the ratio of population to ownership of cars, washing machines and telephones for each member State of the

WASHING MACHINES PER 100 HOUSEHOLDS
Denmark Belgium/Luxembourg France Western Germany Ireland
1960 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1961 N/A 52 28 29 N/A
1962 N/A N/A N/A 32 N/A
1963 N/A N/A 32 36 N/A
1964 N/A N/A 42 42 N/A
1965 N/A N/A 41 42 N/A
1966 N/A N/A 45 56 N/A
1967 N/A N/A 47 56 N/A
1968 N/A N/A 50 60 N/A
1969 N/A N/A 52 61 N/A
1970 N/A 78 57 69 N/A
1971 N/A N/A 60 N/A N/A
1972 N/A N/A 61 77 N/A
1973 64 76 62 SI N/A
1974 N/A 74 74 76 N/A
1975 56 63 66 86 52

Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Canada USA
1960 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1961 N/A N/A 40 N/A 95
1962 N/A N/A 44 N/A 96
1963 8 69 46 N/A 82
1964 15 74 49 N/A 78
1965 N/A 74 54 N/A 80
1966 42 77 59 86 81
1967 N/A 79 61 85 88
1968 54 82 63 84 94
1969 59 85 64 83 95
1970 63 87 64 83 92
1971 64 90 66 N/A 92
1972 67 92 67 79 94
1973 75 87 68 77 98
1974 72 84 70 N/A N/A
1975 82 88 72 77 N/A

CARS PER 100 POPULATION
Denmark Belgium France Western Germany Ireland Italy
1960 9 8 11 9 6 4
1961 10 9 13 9 7 5
1962 12 10 15 12 8 5
1963 13 12 17 13 8 6
1964 14 12 16 15 9 9
1965 15 15 18 16 10 11
1966 17 16 19 17 11 12
1967 18 17 21 19 11 14
1968 20 19 22 19 12 15
1969 21 19 23 21 12 17
1970 22 21 24 24 13 19
1971 23 22 26 25 14 21
1972 24 24 27 27 15 23
1973 25 24 29 28 16 25
1974 25 26 29 28 16 26
1975 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

EEC, Canada and the United States of America for each year since 1960.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The available figures for cars and washing machines are given below. For the figures for telephones, I would refer the hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Leek (Mr. Knox) on 5th July.

Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Canada USA
1960 11 4 11 23 34
1961 13 5 12 23 33
1962 15 6 13 24 35
1963 16 7 14 26 38
1964 17 9 16 27 37
1965 19 10 17 27 38
1966 21 12 18 28 40
1967 22 13 19 30 41
1968 26 l6 20 30 42
1969 25 18 21 32 45
1970 27 19 21 33 44
1971 29 21 22 33 44
1972 31 22 23 34 46
1973 34 24 24 36 48
1974 37 26 25 36 48
1975 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A