HC Deb 02 May 1986 vol 96 cc518-9W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the output of motor cars in each European Economic Community country in 1972 and in the latest year for which figures are available, together with United Kingdom imports from and exports to other European Economic Community countries each year since 1972 and the current year to date.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is in the following tables.

United Kingdom Trade with European Community* in passenger cars†
Thousands
Exports Imports
1972 231 332
1973 255 348
1974 179 249
1975 124 280
1976 152 362
1977 152 488
1978 135 574
1979 154 780
1980 138 627
1981 143 592
1982 135 707
1983 108 826
1984 96 764
1985 131 813
1986 25 129
* Present Membership throughout.
† Standard International Trade Classification (R2) heading 781.
‡ January and February.

Production* of Passenger Cars
Thousands
1972 1984
Belgium and Luxembourg 907 865
Denmark 12
France 2,993 2,713
Federal Republic of Germany 3,514 3,790
Greece
Ireland 52
Italy 1,732 1,439
Netherlands 108 109
Portugal 76 61
Spain 612 1,177
United Kingdom 1,921 909
* Includes assembly.

Sources:

United Nations Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.

SMMT Motor Industry of Great Britain: World Automotive Statistics.

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