asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the countries of origin, together with the quantity and value in each case, of motor cars and lorries imported into the State during each of the years 1946 to 1967 and up to the latest available date in 1968.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Import of Cars and Lorries.
2.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the available relevant data for each year 1965 to 1967 and for the period January-March, 1968.
All the data available for earlier years have already been published and are shown in the annual Trade and Shipping Statistics Reports, copies of which are available in the Library. Over such a relatively long period of years there have been some changes in the headings under which the imports have been brought to account.
IMPORTS OF MOTOR CARS AND LORRIES IN EACH YEAR 1965—1967 AND IN THE PERIOD JANUARY—MARCH, 1968
|
Description and Country of Origin |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
||||||
|
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
January- March 1968 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
January- March 1968 |
||
|
Passenger motor cars (including taxis)Complete |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||
|
Great Britain |
No. |
192 |
215 |
352 |
389 |
259,844 |
183,326 |
221,204 |
228,482 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
— |
12 |
4 |
— |
— |
1,691 |
84 |
— |
|
Re-imports |
,, |
79 |
56 |
43 |
14 |
28,335 |
17,853 |
10,020 |
2,425 |
|
Belgium |
,, |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
360 |
— |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
20 |
34 |
117 |
69 |
9,436 |
22,941 |
63,691 |
46,603 |
|
France |
,, |
7 |
6 |
36 |
7 |
3,822 |
2,711 |
19,080 |
4,396 |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
493 |
369 |
166 |
— |
|
Sweden |
,, |
3 |
1 |
36 |
9 |
3,774 |
411 |
24,091 |
7,872 |
|
Switzerland |
,, |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
673 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
,, |
1 |
147 |
566 |
211 |
310 |
27,046 |
132,599 |
82,039 |
|
Germany Eastern |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
600 |
|
Japan |
,, |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
393 |
264 |
— |
|
Republic of South Africa |
,, |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1,000 |
— |
|
Tanzania |
,, |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
1,352 |
— |
|
United States of America |
,, |
2 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
1,330 |
3,210 |
8,425 |
1,990 |
|
Canada |
,, |
— |
5 |
4 |
— |
— |
4,521 |
4,373 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
306 |
488 |
1,177 |
704 |
308,017 |
264,472 |
486,709 |
374,407 |
|
Unassembled (including CKD) |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
10,172,035 |
9,467,065 |
8,906,057 |
2,196,336 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,414,602 |
2,116,193 |
2,695,710 |
844,722 |
|
France |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
232,928 |
398,697 |
497,090 |
171,146 |
|
Italy |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
703,359 |
432,856 |
749,515 |
285,865 |
|
Japan |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,261 |
— |
— |
— |
|
United States of America |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
914 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Canada |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
32,978 |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13,559,077 |
12,414,811 |
12,848,372 |
3,98069 |
|
Trucks, vans, lorries (including ambulances, etc.): |
|||||||||
|
Complete |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
No. |
347 |
390 |
956 |
353 |
277,235 |
192,534 |
319,833 |
94,569 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
8 |
8 |
72 |
6 |
648 |
1,416 |
11,602 |
794 |
|
Re-imports |
,, |
6 |
6 |
4 |
— |
2,402 |
1,530 |
2,040 |
— |
|
Belgium |
,, |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
5,289 |
— |
96 |
— |
|
Denmark |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
4,200 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
1 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
58 |
2,475 |
2,922 |
170 |
|
France |
,, |
20 |
7 |
— |
— |
10,306 |
3,096 |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
2,788 |
— |
— |
|
Sweden |
,, |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
6,541 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
,, |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
1,299 |
— |
|
Japan |
,, |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
5,976 |
— |
|
United States of America |
,, |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
34,324 |
— |
— |
|
Bermuda |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
80 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
386 |
419 |
1,051 |
362 |
302,479 |
238,243 |
343,768 |
99,733 |
|
Trucks, vans, lorries (including ambulances, etc.): |
|||||||||
|
Unassembled (including CKD) |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
Value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,173,221 |
2,955,689 |
2,992,564 |
820,188 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
90 |
67 |
— |
— |
|
Re-imports |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
100 |
— |
800 |
— |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
176,215 |
148,968 |
231,122 |
45,058 |
|
Austria |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,108 |
— |
— |
— |
|
France |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
2,351 |
4,716 |
— |
|
Italy |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
— |
2,355 |
— |
|
Japan |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,169 |
— |
— |
17,266 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3,355,903 |
3,107,075 |
3,231,557 |
882,512 |
|
Special purpose lorries, trucks, etc. (including fire-engines, mobile clinics, etc.): |
|||||||||
|
Complete |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
No. |
59 |
67 |
126 |
36 |
178,653 |
229,698 |
228,526 |
143,537 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
6,042 |
— |
55 |
— |
|
Belgium |
,, |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
59,129 |
— |
|
Denmark |
,, |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
9,000 |
358 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1,114 |
— |
— |
|
France |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
1,515 |
— |
6,250 |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
— |
1 |
3 |
— |
— |
1,010 |
2,313 |
— |
|
Switzerland |
,, |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1,213 |
— |
|
United States of America |
,, |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
3,401 |
1,622 |
— |
— |
|
Canada |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
83 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
63 |
73 |
142 |
38 |
188,096 |
235,042 |
300,236 |
150,145 |
|
Unassembled (including CKD) |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
640 |
— |
4,014 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
640 |
— |
4,014 |
— |
|
Road tractors for articulated vehicles: |
|||||||||
|
Complete |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
No. |
62 |
75 |
120 |
55 |
38,923 |
45,398 |
47,192 |
22,917 |
|
Belgium |
,, |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
706 |
— |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
— |
3 |
7 |
11 |
— |
7,149 |
17,244 |
29,924 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
62 |
78 |
129 |
66 |
38,923 |
52,547 |
65,142 |
52,841 |
|
Road tractors for articulated vehicles: |
|||||||||
|
Unassembled (including CKD) |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13,688 |
33,447 |
4,779 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13,688 |
33,447 |
4,779 |
— |
|
Chassis with engines mounted: |
|||||||||
|
Passenger motor cars (including taxis) |
|||||||||
|
United States of America |
No. |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
88 |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
88 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other Vehicles: |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
,, |
4 |
— |
44 |
21 |
3,148 |
— |
37,814 |
18,400 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
917 |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
6 |
— |
44 |
21 |
4,065 |
— |
37,814 |
18,400 |
|
Unassembled (including CKD) |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
936,760 |
1,325,507 |
949,847 |
223,334 |
|
Denmark |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
9,427 |
16,329 |
16,096 |
1,814 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,745 |
19,477 |
13,573 |
1,638 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
948,932 |
1,361,313 |
977,516 |
226,786 |
|
Bodies for vehicles (other than motorcycles, etc.) (including CKD): |
|||||||||
|
Great Britain |
value |
... |
... |
... |
... |
326,950 |
216,190 |
327,584 |
60,534 |
|
The Six Counties |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
495 |
16 |
— |
— |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,066 |
1,506 |
497 |
— |
|
France |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
156 |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
15,879 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sweden |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
87 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
181 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Japan |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
— |
— |
487 |
|
United States of America |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
... |
... |
... |
... |
344,658 |
218,118 |
328,081 |
61,021 |
... =not available.