§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing, for the most recent available period, the number of motor vehicles imported into the United Kingdom from each of the following countries, and the proportion this represents of United Kingdom motor vehicle sales, Japan, France, West Germany, Italy, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Norway and Sweden.
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§ Mr. EyreThe information is as follows:
NEW REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 10 MONTHS TO OCTOBER 1979 Japan France West Germany CARS Number of units 161,816 174,775 209,767 Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 10.6 11.4 13.7 GOODS VEHICLES Number of units 21,496 7,602 17,026 Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 8.3 2.9 6.5 Italy East Germany Czechoslovakia CARS Number of units 84,943 — 9,104 Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 5.5 — 0.6 GOODS VEHICLES Number of units 3,048 — — Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 1.2 — — USSR Norway Sweden CARS Number of units 19,678 — 31,054 Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 1.3 — 2.0 GOODS VEHICLES Number of units 1 — 4,793 Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom — — 1.8 The above table provides information of new registrations of imported vehicles which can be directly compared with total new vehicle registrations. These figures of imports differ from those which are published in the Trade Accounts because of timing differences. Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing, for the most recent available period, the value of imports and exports of motor vehicles between the United Kingdom
VALUE OF UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MOTOR VEHICLES, JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1979 £ millions Passenger motor cars Goods vehicles Exports Imports Exports Imports Japan … … … … 8 309 — 26 EEC … … … … 213 1,403 122 106 Comecon … … … — 37 — 2 Norway … … … 2 — 3 — Sweden … … … 2 123 5 17