Money Supply (Credit Cards)

Mr. John Hunt
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the extent to which the operations of the credit card companies have contributed to the recent growth in money supply;-----------
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|1956 |…|…|4·0|
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|1957 |…|…|4·0|
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|1958 |…|…|4·0|
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|1959 |…|…|4·0|
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|1960 |…|…|4·21|
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|1961 |…|…|4·5|
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|1962 |…|…|4·5|
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|1963 |…|…|4·5|
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|1964 |…|…|4·5|
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|1965 |…|…|4·5|
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|1966 |…|…|4·5|
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|1967 |…|…|4·5|
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|1968 |…|…|4·54|
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|1969 |…|…|4·625|
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|1970 |…|…|4·625|
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|1971 |…|…|4·677|
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|1972 |…|…|4·75|
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|1973 |…|…|4·813|
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|1974 |…|…|5·19|
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|1975 |…|…|5·5|
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|1976 |…|…|5·521|
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|1977 |…|…|5·625|
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|1978 |…|…|5·625|
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|1979*|…|…|5·75|
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