HC Deb 02 February 1981 vol 998 c4W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of United Kingdom exports of the following manufactured goods to Japan in 1980 (a) televisions, (b) radios, (c) high fidelity systems, (d) motor vehicles, (e) electronic calculators and (f) textiles; and how many units were exported in each section where definition is possible.

Mr. Parkinson

[pursuant to his reply, 29 January 1981, c. 484]: There is no generally accepted definition of "high fidelity"; audio equipment generally is included in the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom within groups 761 to 764, inclusive, to which my hon. Friend may care to refer.

The remaining information is as follows:

Exports of Selected Manufactured Goods to Japan, Jan-Dec 1980 S175I81
Value (£ thousand) Number
Television sets 37 109
Radios portable or designed/adapted for fitting to motor vehicles
Motor vehicles 16,761 3,659
Electronic calculators 27 3,536
Textiles 44,703 N/A

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom; SITC (R2) Sub-groups 7611, 761.2 (part) (televisions); 762.1, 762.2 (part) (radios); Groups 781, 782, 783 and Sub-group 784.1 (motor vehicles); Subgroup 751.21 (part) (electronic calculators) and Division 65, Groups 266 and 267, Sub-groups 268.7 (part) and 847.11 (textiles).