§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total output of lorries and commercial vehicles, the percentage exported and the
Trends in the commercial vehicle output: United Kingdom Production of lorries Exports as percentage of total Importers share of United Kingdom market Production of commercial vehicles Exports as percentage of total Importers share of United Kingdom market (Units: thousands) (Units: thousands) percentage 1958 n/a n/a n/a 312.9 38.7 n/a 1960 n/a n/a n/a 458.0 36.7 n/a 1965 n/a n/a n/a 455.2 38.3 n/a 1970 n/a n/a n/a 457.5 41.6 4.0 1975 n/a n/a 3.8 380.7 49.0 11.2 1979 111 50.6 13.1 408.4 39.8 23.2 1980 99 52.9 14.9 389.2 40.2 24.1 1981 55 62.6 17.0 229.6 49.6 31.4 1982 60 48.6 20.7 268.8 34.4 29.5 1983 48 39.0 24.2 244.5 25.7 34.1 1984 45 29.6 26.7 224.8 22.2 36.2 1985 48 31.9 28.5 266.0 24.7 36.7 1986 35 26.4 31.8 228.7 21.8 39.6 1987 n/a n/a n/a 1246.5 231.9 38.1 n/a = Not Available. 1 Provisional. 2 Estimated. 606W
Trends in West German commercial vehicle output West Germany Production of commercial vehicles Exports as percentage of total Importers share of West German market (Units: thousands) Per cent. Per cent. 1958 188.4 54.8 n.a. 1960 238.4 49.3 n.a. 1965 242.7 44.6 n.a. 1970 314.4 56.5 n.a. 1975 278.4 610 n.a. 1979 317.2 57.9 15.4 1980 357.6 560 n.a. 1981 319.2 63.9 n.a. 1982 301.2 68.9 19.8 1983 276.8 61.5 n.a. proportion of the domestic market taken by imports in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958,1960, 1965,1970,1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe available information is shown in the tables.
Production of commercial vehicles Exports as percentage of total Importers share of West German market (Units: thousands) Per cent. Per cent. 1984 255.3 63.6 22.8 1985 279.2 66.0 24.2 1986 286.1 69.3 n.a. Note: n.a. = not available.
Data only readily available for all commercial vehicles (including lorries).
Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.
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Trends in Japanese commercial vehicle output Japan Production of commercial vehicles Exports as percentage of total Importers share of Japanese market (Units: thousands) Per cent. Per cent. 1958 138 5.5 n.a. 1960 316 4.0 n.a. 1965 1,179 7.9 n.a. 1970 2,110 14.5 n.a. 1975 2,373 35.8 n.a. 1979 3,460 42.2 0.0 1980 4,004 50.4 0.0 1981 4,206 50.0 0.0 1982 3,850 47.3 0.0 1983 3,960 47.1 0.0 1984 4,392 48.5 0.0 1985 4,624 49.8 0.0 1986 4,450 45.7 0.0 Note: n.a. = not available.
Data only readily available for all commercial vehicles (including lorries).
Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.