Exports Up Despite Dock Strike
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HE impact of the dock strike was reflected in the export figures for November, when 7,785 units were shipped, against 9,665 in the previous month. Figures for the first 11 months of 1954-117,758 units valued at £68,051,970-represented increases of 11.2 per cent, in units and 7.5 per cent. in value on the corresponding figures for the previous year.
The average weekly output during November, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, was 6,157 units, the total for the month being 30,788. Of these, 12,097 were for export and 18,691 for the home market.
Goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types totalled 29,832, of which 17,305 were under 15 cwt. carrying capacity, 10,529 from 15 cwt. to six tons and 1,998 over six tons. In the same period, 750 passenger vehicles
were produced, of which 615 were single-deck and 123 double-deck motorbuses and 12 were trolleybuses. BatteryeIectrics totalled 206.
Of the 233,470 goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types produced during the first Il months, 127,955 were under 15 cwt. carrying capacity, 87,140 from 15 cwt. to six tons and 18,375 over six tons. Altogether 7,362 passenger vehicles were built5,627 single-deck and 1,676 double-deck motorbuses and 59 trolleybuses. The total for battery-electrics was 955.
Excluding dumpers and industrial trucks, exports during November reached 7,788 units, their value, including dumpers and industrial trucks, being £4,210,783.
For the first 11 months, parts and accessories to the value of £74,372,839 were exported.