asked the Taoiseach the number of spark plugs imported (a) from within the EC and (b) from outside the EC, over the last four years; and the cost in relation to (a) motor cars, (b) commercial vehicles and (c) motor cycles.
Written Answers. - Spark Plug Imports.
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No distinction is made in the trade statistics as to the type of vehicle for which spark plugs are used. The available information relates to imports of all types of spark plugs and is set out in the following table:
Imports of spark plugs
|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
Jan-October 1984* |
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|
Number (000) |
£000 |
Number (000) |
£000 |
Number (000) |
£000 |
Number (000) |
£000 |
|
|
From EC Countries |
2,823 |
956.1 |
3,320 |
1,235.6 |
3,251 |
1,397.8 |
2,098 |
932.6 |
|
From non-EC Countries |
1,240 |
380.1 |
1,049 |
348.5 |
1,010 |
408.5 |
857 |
364.3 |
|
Total |
4,062 |
1,336.2 |
4,368 |
1,584.2 |
4,260 |
1,806.3 |
2,955 |
1,297.0 |
*Provisional