§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cars were manufactured in Great Britain in each of the past 10 years; and how many of these were exported.
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§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
thousands Total cars produced in the United Kingdom —of which produced for export* 1968 1,816 803 1969 l,717† 824 1970 1,641 723 1971 1,742 714 1972 1,921 613 1973 1,747 605 1974 1,534 596 1975 1,268 532 1976 l,333† 565 1977 1,316 563 * These figures may differ from exports recorded in the Overseas Trade Statistics because of differences in timing and coverage. † 53 weeks' production.