§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for goods vehicles other than heavy goods vehicles, the volume and value of imports from and exports to the European Community and to the rest of the world;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing imports and exports of heavy goods vehicles by volume and value from (a) the European Community and (b) the rest of the world each year since 1970 and the current year to date, at an annual rate.
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§ Mr. ChannonThe information that can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
United Kingdom Trade in Commercial Vehicles No's in thousands Values in £ million. European Community Rest of the World Imports cif Exports fob Imports cif Exports fob 1970 No. 8 29 3 152 Value 5 29 10 165 1971 No. 16 32 3 174 Value 11 36 14 205 1972 No. 29 26 7 124 Value 22 29 18 159 1973 No. 29 36 9 137 Value 30 46 29 184 1974 No. 32 35 8 137 Value 54 57 44 214 1975 No. 20 37 7 157 Value 47 83 51 380 1976 No. 20 52 8 149 Value 77 133 57 457 1977 No. 26 53 11 152 Value 141 172 84 527 1978 No. 26 40 22 114 Value 152 171 125 442 1979 No. 38 39 32 114 Value 236 197 161 485 1980 No. 41 43 35 93 Value 233 214 149 472 1981 No. 21 28 27 79 Value 139 153 106 503 1982 No. 40 17 33 84 Value 300 40 139 473 158W
United Kingdom Trade in passenger cars with the rest of the European Community (No's in thousands, Values in £ million) Imports cif Exports fob Exports as a percentage of imports 1970 No. 136 212 156 Value 69 77 110 1971 No. 236 221 94 Value 139 82 59 1972 No. 332 211 64 Value 238 83 35 1973 No. 346 235 68 Value 308 113 37 1974 No. 248 161 65 Value 246 87 35 1975 No. 278 124 44 Value 337 108 32 1976 No. 362 135 37 Value 643 179 28 1977 No. 468 141 29 Value 986 247 25 1978 No. 548 128 23 Value 1,288 286 22 1979 No. 728 147 20 Value 1,915 280 15 1980 No. 556 129 23 Value 1,516 276 18 1981 No. 538 135 25 Value 1,594 284 18 1982 No. 658 125 19 Value 2,216 315 14 1983* January-August No. 537 55 10 Value 1,982 175 9 1983* † At an annual rate No. 805 82 10 Value 2,973 262 9 * The European Community is defined throughout in accordance with current membership. † The comparison of exports and imports in the final column is based on exports valued fob and imports valued cif. (For convenience, exports divided by imports is provided.)
European Community Rest of the World Imports cif Exports fob Imports cif Exports fob 1983:(a) No. 36 11 31 53 Jan-Aug; Value 270 77 129 254 (b) (a) at an No. 54 16 46 79 annual rate Value 405 116 194 380 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics data corresponding to SITC/R2 Groups 782, 783, Sub-group 784.1 (part) and equivalent headings under SITC/R1.
Notes: (a) The European Community is defined throughout in accordance with current membership.
( b )Figures differentiating heavy goods vehicles from other commercial vehicles are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report, a table showing for each year since 1970 and the current year to date, at an annual rate, the number and value of passenger motor cars imported from and exported to the European Community countries collectively and individually;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the ratio of imports to exports of motor cars by quantity and value each year from 1970 and the current year to date in the case of United Kingdom trade with the European Community as a whole and with each of the car-producing members of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
159WNote: Corresponding details of trade with individual members of the Community could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Source: Data corresponding to SITC/R2 Group 780 and tariff heading 8704–9100 (ex Sub-group 784.1) in the UK Overseas Trade Statistics, and equivalent headings under SITC/R1.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1970 and the current year to date, at an annual rate, the number and value of
United Kingdom trade in passenger cars with countries outside the European Community Numbers in thousands Values in £ million Imports cif Exports fob Exports as a percentage of imports 1970 Number 23 481 2,074 Value 17 253 1,526 1971 Number 48 503 1,051 Value 34 289 838 1972 Number 122 417 342 Value 89 248 279 1973 Number 163 365 224 Value 133 263 198 1974 Number 129 408 316 Value 112 339 304 1975 Number 174 398 229 Value 179 386 216 1976 Number 176 371 211 Value 246 476 194 1977 Number 216 346 160 Value 342 528 154 1978 Number 259 351 136 Value 486 660 136 1979 Number 344 273 79 Value 685 557 81 1980 Number 317 237 75 Value 595 563 95 1981 Number 279 221 79 Value 627 626 100 1982 Number 287 194 68 Value 673 645 96 1983: (a) January to August Number 236 105 44 Value 630 428 68 (b) (a) at an annual rate Number 354 157 44 Value 944 642 68 Source:
Date corresponding to SITC/R2 Group 780 and tariff heading 8704–9100 (ex Sub-group 784.1) in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, and equivalent headings under SITC/R1.
Notes:
(a) The European Community is defined throughout in accordance with current membership.
(b) The comparison of exports and imports in the final column is based on exports valued fob and imports valued cif. For convenience, exports divided by imports is provided.