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Man-power in certain important industries(1)
(New Series)
Table 3
Thousands
Agriculture
Coal- mining
Cotton
Wool
Other textiles
Building
Clothing
and contracting
Distribu-
tion
1948 June
1,227
787
310
209
429
700
1,497
2,689
December
1,230
788
319
214
438
716
1,480
2,739
1949 January
1,225
789
321
215
441
725
1,465
2,735
1949 December
assumed distribution
1,240
795
330
220
445
715
1,480
2,755
(1) Great Britain.
Table 4
Coal
Weekly averages
Production
Deep- Open- mined
cast
Overseas Total shipments stocks
and distributed bunkers(1) end of
period
Thousand
Thousand tons
tons
Wage earners on colliery books
Output per manshift
Absenteeism
At the Overall coal face
At the Overall coal face
Weekly averages
At the Overall coal face
Thousands
Tons
Percentage
1938
4,353
890
782
1-14
3.00
6.44
1947
3,590
197
104
16,357
711
288
1.07
2.86
12.43
15.05
1948
3,765
224
305
14,427
724
293
1-11
2.92
11.64
14.27
1948 January
3,735
148
156
15,346
719
291
1.09
2.90
12.45
15.44
February
3,915
186
175
14,053
722
291
1.11
2.92
11.71
14.30
March
3,662*
246*
193
13,099
723*
292*
1.09*
2.90*
11:17*
14.03*
April
3,916
331
281
13,101
724
292
1.10
2.90
10.80
13.39
May
3,658
269
324
13,289
724
292
1.09
2.89
10.57. 13.29
June
3,931*
264*
369
14,608
725*
292*
1-11*
2.91*
10.20* 12.56
July
3,279
247
392
15,264
725
293
1.07
2.89
11.68
14.63
August
3,318
195
329
14,970
726
293
1.08
2.87
12.96
15-58
September...
3,842*
231*
357
15,995
725*
293*
1.11*
2.92*
12.81* 15.34*
October
4,002
230
367
16,542
724
294
1.13
2.97
12.10
14.65
November
4,094
192
356
16,150
724
294
1.15
3.00
11.61
14.00
December
3,788*
166*
354
14,427
726*
296*
1.14*
2.97*
11.82*
14.36
1949 January
3,960
168
308
12,628
727
297
1.14
2.98
12.46*
14.73
February
4,092
219
348
11,685
727
298
1.16
3.01
12.93
15:41
F
Week ended-
February 5
March
19
6200 620
4,082
221
329
12,287
727
297
1.15
2.98
12.47
14.96
4,102
209
306
11,935
727
297
1.16
3.02
13:00
15.41
4,081
215
344
11,796
727
298
1.16
3.01
13.10
15.61
4,102
232
283
11,685
727
298
1.16
3.03
13.14
15.65
4,084
225
313
11,430
727
298
1.16
3.01
13.36
15.86
4,128
203
359
11,089
727
298
1.18
3.04
13.36
15.67
4,112
239
(1) Computed from figures for calendar months.
* Average of five weeks.
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Steel
Table 5 Page 484 of 488
Steel ingots and castings
Steel sheets
Pig iron
Hard coke
Production
Despatches to blast furnaces
Weekly averages
Thousand tons
Page 484. :
Pig iron
Stocks
Scrap
End of period Thousand tons
246
1938
1947...
1948...
1948 January
February
March
.200
15.7
130
448
:
::
240
24.8
147
165
452
375
286
26.8
178
199
462
504
281
27.7
168
196
416
354
...
289
27.7
176
197
388
352
...
291*
25.1*
179*
192*
370
340
April
May
June
July
294
28.7
181
197
373
336
293
25.7
184
200
379
336
297*
27.7*
181*
204*
370
370
August
September
October
:::
232
25.9
171
197
452
436:
271
21.9
174
195
463
449
297*
28.2*
181*
200*
474
449
297
28.0
183
200
479
483
November
303
27.4
· 185
203.
471
476
+
December
1949 January
February
Week ended-
February 5
282*
27.4*
176*
202*
462
504
289
29.8
178
195
461
522
311
181
198
447
509
52086
March
5
316
12
314
***
19
307
307
316
184
198
457:
520
181
200
450
519
181
197
452
515
179
196
447
509:
180
197
442
495
:
* Average of five weeks.
Table 6
1937
1946
1947
1948
1948 January
February
March
April
May
June
July August
September
October November
December
1949 January
Week ended-
Textile production
Cotton yarn (including
Woven cotton
cotton
waste yarn) Mn. lbs. (1)
Rayon yarn and staple fibre Mn. lbs. (2)
fabrics Mn. linear yards(1)
and rayon
Worsted yarn
Mn. lbs. (2)
Woven wool fabrics Mn. linear yards(2)
26.1
12.4
79.3
18.7
14.25
14.9
38.0
12.1
18.6
14.24
16.9
38.7
12.9
19.3
17.01
19.5
46.1
15.1
22.2.
:
16.34*
19.6
43.0*
15.6
23.0.
17.36
18.8
46.8
14.2
22-2
16.59
19.7
45.3
15.0
20.5
17.25*
19.6
45.9*
16.4
22.9
16.52
18.3
45.9
13.8
19.1.
17.25
20.0
49.1
15.6
22-6
16.69*
19.1
39.4*
14.6
21.6
15.92
16.2
46.5
13.4
19.7
16.88
20.9
45.4
15.9
24-6
18.27*
.20.4
50.1*
15.7
24.0
18.36
21.0
51.4
16.2
24.1
16.70*
20.3
45.4*
15.3
23.2.
17.66
21.3
49.2
16.0
23.4
18.18
18.16
18.02
17.99
17-70
:::
:::
:
February 5
12
26
52084
19
:
March
(1) Weekly averages.
Monthly averages or calendar months.
Average of 84 of 488
36719