asked the Taoiseach if he will state (i) for the years 1972 to 1979 and the last 12 months for which figures are available, the distribution of domestic exports between agricultural produce, industrial exports and other exports, (ii) the number of tractors purchased each year from 1972 to 1978, (iii) the number of cars purchased each year from 1972 to 1979 and up to the latest available date in 1980 and (iv) the total amount collected in VAT each year from 1972 to 1979 and up to the latest available date.
Written Answers. - Trading Statistics.
399.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables.
(i) Distribution of Exports by sector.
|
Category |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
12 mths. ended Apr. '80* |
|
£ million |
|||||||||
|
Agricultural, forestry and fishing |
266.7 |
349.7 |
406.0 |
610.3 |
679.6 |
862.3 |
1,024.3 |
1,089.4 |
1,159.0 |
|
Industrial |
373.7 |
512.7 |
719.2 |
815.1 |
1,160.5 |
1,630.0 |
1,910.9 |
2,379.1 |
2,591.9 |
|
Unclassified |
647.5 |
869.2 |
1,134.3 |
1,441.2 |
1,859.1 |
2,518.2 |
2,963.2 |
3,498.5 |
3,782.2 |
*Preliminary.
(ii) The information available relates to tractors registered for the first time.
(a) Number of new tractors registered for the first time.
|
Year |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
|
Number |
4,776 |
5,808 |
4,255 |
4,153 |
5,139 |
6,246 |
7,074 |
(b) Number of second-hand tractors registered for the first time.
|
Year |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
|
Number |
3,264 |
3,213 |
2,534 |
3,145 |
4,281 |
5,140 |
4,733 |
(iii) The information available relates to private cars registered for the first time.
Number of new private cars registered for the first time.
|
Year |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979* |
Jan-Mar 1980 |
|
Number |
62,603 |
74,789 |
61,022 |
53,066 |
69,514 |
82,310 |
105,582 |
95,938 |
34,295 |
* Revised.
(iv) Net receipts of Value Added Tax.
|
Year |
1972/73* |
1973/74* |
1974*‡ |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1st Jan-31st May 1980 |
|
£ million |
31.9 |
137.1 |
153.2 |
175.6 |
253.4 |
321.5 |
414.4 |
421.0 |
197.4 |
†VAT was introduced in 1972/73. For this year turnover tax was £42.7 million and wholesale tax was £26.2 million.
*Includes arrears of turnover tax and wholesale tax.
‡Calendar year estimate.