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Mrs Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the total earnings of exports of British cars in 1990–91; and what are the latest figures for British car exports in total.
Mr. Leigh
The available information is given in the table.
| Total United Kingdom exports of passenger motor cars | ||
| Numbers | Value (£ million) | |
| 1990 | 433,490 | 3,306·3 |
| 1991 | 626,084 | 4,081·0 |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom (Business Monitor MM20).
Passenger motor cars are defined as item 781·2 of the standard international trade classification, revision 3.