HC Deb 14 November 1988 vol 140 cc409-10W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the increase in the volume and value of domestic production and of imports and exports of cars in the third quarter of 1988 compared with the third quarter of 1987, the increase in each of the three previous periods of 12 months and the corresponding increases in the terms of trade for cars and the increase in relative export prices for United Kingdom manufactures.

Mr. Alan Clark

There are no figures for the value of domestic production of passenger motor cars. The remaining figures requested are shown in the table:

Passenger motor cars Percentages changes on same period a year earlier
Q3 1988 12 months to September
1988 1987 1986
Domestic production
(number) -1 +5 +13 -1
Imports
value +34 +28 +7 +13
volume +27 +23 -5 +2
Exports
value -10 +7 +38 +2
volume -10 +5 +19 -2
Terms of trade -5 -2 +5 0
Export prices relative to domestic prices -9 -7 +7 -3