§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing motor vehicle production in the United Kingdom for every year since 1948 together with the percentage share of world output this represents and the comparative figures for the United States of America, France, West Germany and Japan.
§ Mr. CryerI have been asked to reply. The information is as follows:
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MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1948–77 United Kingdom USA France West Germany Japan* 000s Percentage share of world 000s Percentage share of world 000s Percentage share of world 000s Percentage share of world 000s Percentage share of world 1948 512 8 5,288 82 198 3 61 1 21 — 1949 631 8 6,254 80 286 4 162 2 31 — 1950 785 8 8,003 8O 358 4 306 3 33 — 1951 735 8 6,768 75 446 5 374 4 59 — 1952 690 9 5,539 71 499 6 428 5 39 — 1953 835 8 7,323 74 497 5 491 5 47 — 1954 1,039 10 6,601 65 600 6 681 7 61 1 1955 1,238 9 9,169 68 725 5 909 7 60 — 1956 1,006 9 6,921 60 827 7 1,073 9 101 1 1957 1,151 9 7,221 59 928 8 1,212 9 175 1 1958 1,364 12 5,135 46 1,128 10 1,495 14 182 2 1959 1,560 11 6,729 49 1,283 9 1,719 13 263 2 1960 1,810 11 7,869 49 1,369 8 2,055 13 482 3 1961 1,464 10 6,677 45 1,244 8 2,148 14 814 5 1962 1,675 9 8,188 45 1,536 8 2,357 13 991 5 1963 2,012 10 9,101 44 1,737 8 2,668 13 1284 6 1964 2,332 11 9,299 42 1,616 7 2,910 13 1,702 8 1965 2,177 9 11,057 45 1,642 7 2,976 12 1.876 8 1966 2,042 8 10,329 42 2,025 8 3,051 12 2,286 9 1967 1,937 8 8,976 38 2,010 8 2,482 10 3,146 13 1968 2,225 8 10,820 38 2,076 7 3,107 11 4,086 15 1969 2,183 7 10,205 35 2,459 8 3,605 12 4,674 16 1970 2,098 7 8,284 29 2,750 10 3,842 13 5,289 18 1971 2,198 7 10,672 32 3,010 9 3,983 12 5,811 18 1972 2,329 7 11,311 32 3,328 9 3,816 11 6,294 18 1973 2,164 6 12,682 33 3,596 7 3,949 10 7,083 19 1974 1,937 6 10,071 30 3,075 9 3,100 9 6,552 19 1975 1,648 5 8,989 28 2,861 9 3,168 10 6,942 22 1976 1,706 5 11,491 31 3,403 9 3,868 10 7,841 21 1977 1,714 ֵ 12,696 ֵ 3,508 ֵ 4,102 ֵ 8,515 ֵ * Excludes 3-wheelers. ֵ Not available Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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