§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cars were manufactured in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years; and how many of these were exported in each of those years.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
Thousands Number of weeks† Total cars produced in the United Kingdom —of which produced for export* 1967 … 52 1,552 564 1968 … 52 1,816 803 1969 … 53 1,717 824 1970 … 52 1,641 723 1971 … 52 1,742 714 1972 … 52 1,921 613 1973 … 52 1,747 605 1974 … 52 1,534 596 1975 … 52 1,268 532 1976 … 53 1,333 565 * These figures may differ from actual exports as recorded in the Overseas Trade Statistics because of differences in timing and coverage. †The monthly production figures on which the above table is based are reported not in terms of calendar months but in terms of four or five week working periods. As the actual number of weeks in the calendar year is a little over 52, most of the annual figures are based on 52 weeks but occasional ones on 53. Hence, for example, to compare the rate of output in 1976 with that in 1975 weekly averages should be taken.