HC Deb 23 January 1989 vol 145 cc442-3W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a table showing the number and value of motor vehicles imported into the United Kingdom by country of origin and manufacturing company in respect of manufacturers importing over 1,000 motor cars into the United Kingdom for each of the last 15 years' and the overall total for all those manufacturers importing fewer than 1,000 motor cars.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is not available.

Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his estimate of (i) the proportion of United Kingdom imports, (ii) the trade deficit represented by such imports, and (iii) the deficit in the trade, of motor vehicles and accessories in the current year; and what are the comparable figures for the previous 15 years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The required information is given in the following tables:

United Kingdom imports of motor vehicles and accessories 1973 to November 1988
Table 1
Division 78 as percentage of total imports
per cent.
1973 4.2
1974 2.9
1975 3.8
1976 4.6

per cent.
1977 5.9
1978 7.1
1979 8.4
1980 6.7
1981 6.7
1982 7.9
1983 8.7

Table 2
Value in £ millions
Exports Imports
Total trade Division 78 Total trade Division 78 Crude balance of trade Crude balance of trade for division 78
1973 12,087.0 1,168.7 15,723.6 668.1 -3,636.6 +500.6
1974 16,309.2 1,397.6 23,138.9 668.7 -6,829.7 +728.9
1975 19,606.9 1,854.0 24,046.4 909.8 -4,439.5 +944.2
1976 25,276.6 2,376.9 31,084.1 1,43.16 -5,807.5 +945.3
1977 31,990.1 2,871.9 36,219.1 2,133.5 -4,229.0 +7384
1978 35,380.3 3,070.3 39,533.0 2,796.9 -4,152.7 +2734
1979 40,637.0 3,148.1 46,924.9 3,943.2 -6,287.9 -795.1
1980 47,357.1 3,158.0 49,772.9 3,351.6 -2,415.8 -193.6
1981 50,998.1 3,170.5 51,168.6 3,408.1 -170.5 -237.6
1982 55,557.8 3,109.0 56,978.2 4,489.6 -1,420.4 -1,380.6
1983 60,684.3 3,092.2 66,101.1 5,753.8 -5,416.8 -2,661.6
1984 70,488.3 3,318.8 78,967.4 5,957.6 -8,479.1 -2,638.8
1985 78,391.8 3,910.6 85,027.0 6,800.6 -6,635.2 -2,890.0
1986 72,987.7 3,953.5 86,175.5 7,938.8 -13,187.8 -3,985.3
1987 79,851.4 4,876.8 94,015.7 8,807.2 -14,164.3 -3,930.4
19881 74,029.1 4,457.1 97,874.4 10,328.0 -23,845.3 -5,870.9
1 January to November.

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

  1. (1) Motor vehicles and accessories defined as Division 78 of the Standard International Trade Statistics.
  2. (2) Imports cif, exports fob.
  3. (3) 1987 and 1988 data are provisional.