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Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total number of cars and taxis and so on, and their estimated money value, imported into the United Kingdom for the years 1970 to 1979.
Mr. Parkinson
The information is as follows:
| IMPORTS OF PASSENGER MOTOR CARS | |||
| … | Number | Value (£thousand cif) | |
| 1970 | … | 158,848 | 85,956 |
| 1971 | … | 283,526 | 173,128 |
| 1972 | … | 453,896 | 326,751 |
| 1973 | … | 508,524 | 440,132 |
| 1974 | … | 377,657 | 357,318 |
| 1975 | … | 451,776 | 516,169 |
| 1976 | … | 537,798 | 889,196 |
| 1977 | … | 701,728 | 1,328,159 |
| 1978 | … | 807,151 | 1,772,487 |
| January-October 1979 | … | 898,809 | 2,163,296 |