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Slight Drop

22nd January 1954
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in Exports

T'THERE was a slight drop in coml. mercial-vehicle exports in November last year, as compared with the previous month-10,778 units (£6.530,412), against 11,629 (£6,721,081). Production was also lower at 20,847 units, the weekly average being 5.212.

Goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types numbered 20,142 (11,531 under 15-cwt. capacity, 7,512 from 15 cwt. to 6 tons, and 1,099 over 6 tons). Passenger vehicles produced numbered 642 units, of which 476 were single-deck and 153 double-deck motorbuses and 13 trolleybuses. Batteryelectric vehicles totalled 63.

In •the first 11 months of the year, 216,447 vehicles were built, 100,926 of which were for export and 115,521 for the home market. Goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types totalled 209,609, of which 110,166 were under 15 cwt. capacity, 85,790 from 15 cwt. to 6 tons and 13,653 over 6 tons.

Passenger-vehicle production for the 11 months totalled 011 units, 4,071 being single-deck and 2,129 double-deck motorbuses with 111 trolleybuses. The total for battery-electrics reached 527 and pedestrian-controlled types, 880.

During the first 11 months of the year, 106,671 vehicles valued at £64,173,454 were exported. In addition, 3,423 used commercial vehicles (£1,482,895), 86,464 agricultural tractors (£34,307,881) and parts and accessories worth £68,598,372 were shipped abroad.

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