Japanese Cars (Hansard, 28 July 1988)

§ Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if Her Majesty's Government agree with the

Import Penetration
Ratio 1 (Imports/Home demand)
1980 = 100
	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Divisions 2–4 Manufacturing industries	100	106	111	118	127	131	131	134
Division 2 Ores, metals, chemicals and non-fuel minerals	100	99	106	114	128	133	132	135
Class 21 Extradition and preparation of metalliferous ores	100	99	99	98	95	97	—	—
Class 22 Metal manufacturing	100	87	98	107	131	136	139	147
Class 23 Extraction of minerals nes	100	97	118	126	126	130	113	109
Class 24 Non-metallic mineral products	100	101	109	124	138	143	177	186
Class 25 Chemical industry	100	108	118	124	137	142	144	146
Class 26 Production of man-made fibres	100	106	121	127	123	127	122	119
Division 3 Metal goods, engineering and vehicles	100	110	117	126	134	138	138	140
Class 31 Metal goods nes	100	97	109	115	126	139	145	156
Class 32 Mechanical engineering	100	108	108	111	118	123	125	131
Class 33 Office Machinery and data processing equipment	100	99	109	111	109	104	104	96
Class 34 Electrical and electronic engineering	100	117	126	135	141	151	150	157
Class 35 Motor vehicles and parts	100	109	121	134	131	130	133	125
Class 36 Other Transport Equipment	100	107	104	110	134	119	119	110
Class 37 Instrument Engineering	100	112	107	105	111	109	105	111
Division 4 Other manufacturing industries	100	107	106	112	119	120	121	125
Classes 41/42 Food, drink and tobacco	100	102	102	107	115	115	116	115
Class 43 Textile Industry	100	114	115	120	128	130	132	138
Class 44 Leather and leather goods	100	105	105	109	111	121	115	122
Class 45 Footwear and clothing industries	100	114	113	114	124	123	123	133
Class 46 Timber and Wooden Furniture	100	105	107	118	119	112	115	114
Class 47 Paper, printing and publishing	100	107	102	104	113	112	111	118
Class 48 Processing of rubber and plastics	100	116	124	134	139	147	148	154
Class 49 Other manufacturing industries	100	116	92	92	95	93	94	111

Ratio 2 (Imports (Home Demand plus Exports)) 1980 = 100
	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Divisions 2–4 Manufacturing industries	100	105	111	120	127	129	130	133
Division 2 Ores, metals, chemicals and non-fuel minerals	100	98	105	112	122	123	120	122
Class 21 Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores	100	99	98	99	96	98	—	—
Class 22 Metal manufacturing	100	85	96	103	120	123	122	125
Class 23 Extraction of minerals nes	100	97	137	147	147	152	134	127
Class 24 Non-metallic mineral products	100	102	110	126	139	142	173	182
Class 25 Chemical industry	100	108	116	123	132	132	135	138
Class 26 Production of man-made fibres	100	118	134	131	127	133	138	141
Division 3 Metal goods, engineering and vehicles	100	108	117	130	136	138	141	142
Class 31 Metal goods nes	100	98	110	117	128	140	147	158
Class 32 Mechanical engineering	100	105	108	120	126	131	134	142
Class 33 Office Machinery and data processing equipment	100	108	116	119	113	104	106	100
Class 34 Electrical and electronic engineering	100	117	126	136	142	146	146	154
Class 35 Motor vehicles and parts	100	107	126	144	140	140	147	137
Class 36 Other Transport Equipment	100	97	90	94	106	104	97	90

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proposals of the EEC Commission to curb the import of Japanese cars; if the issue will be determined by majority vote; and if he will make a statement.