The blue book has become the premier appraisal guide for vehicle price quotes in North America. Auto insurance companies frequently use the blue book as a benchmark for assessing the market value of a car that has been involved in a collision in order to determine whether it's worthwhile to fix the car or whether it should be written off as a total loss.
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• According to the government's estimates in its annual Blue Book, the central government owns £122 billion in buildings, machinery and vehicles.
2) "Синяя книга" правительств штатов США