HC Deb 02 August 1978 vol 955 c353W
Mr. Lee

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied with the restraint exercised by the Japanese Government over that country's car exporters to the United Kingdom in the light of recent increase in Japanese car imports just revealed.

£ million
SITC(R) SITC (Rev 2)
1972 1977 January-June 1977 January-June 1977 January-June 1978
World:
Imports (cif) 6,093 21,305 10,788 10,942 12,956
Exports (fob) 8,257 26,796 13,129 13,332 14,928
EEC (6):
Imports (cif) 2,034 8,835 4,290 4,331 5,321
Exports (fob) 1,836 7,434 3,729 3,773 4,239
Irish Republic:
Imports (cif) 189 638 295 303 352
Exports (fob) 355 1,149 532 537 715
Denmark:
Imports (cif) 122 273 139 140 164
Exports (fob) 181 537 278 280 262
EFTA(1972):
Imports (cif) 1,331 3,966 2,126 2,138 2,810
Exports (fob) 1,343 4,172 2,081 2,098 2,194
Western Europe:
Imports (cif) 3,639 13,760 6,870 6,940 8,699
Exports (fob) 3,848 13,775 6,878 6,955 7,571
Commonwealth:
Imports (cif) 775 1,738 904 917 940
Exports (fob) 1,588 4,180 2,023 2,058 2,383
United States of America:
Imports (cif) 829 2,663 1,445 1,455 1,607
Exports (fob) 1,012 2,418 1,162 1,180 1,353

Notes:

(a) From January 1978 the United Kingdom has adopted the second revision of the Standard International Trade Classification. Figures for earlier years were compiled under the previous classification (SITC(R)). For purposes of comparison, figures for January-June 1977 have been provided on both bases.

(b) The figures for the Commonwealth are based on its current constitution, except that those for 1972 exclude Bangladesh for which separate information is not available.

(c) Western Europe is taken as currently defined in the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.