Interim index of industrial production(1):
Average 1946
p
100
Monthly averages or calendar months
Manufacturing industries
All
Mining and
Metals,
industries quarry-
ing
Total
Chemicals engin- Textiles Food,
and
eering and drink allied and clothing and trades vehicles
tobacco
Build- ing and
Gas,
Other
elec-
con- tricity
tracting
and
water
1947 *1948
108
102
109
105
112
107
101
112
111
103
121
110
123
120
127
121
109
124
122
109
1947 1st Quarter
96
101
95
91
98
94
89
96
84
118
2nd Quarter
110
103
111
106
113
111
105
113.
113
94
3rd Quarter...
109
95
110
105
112
108
103
115
122
88
4th Quarter ...
119
110
120
117
124
116
108
123
125
112
1948 January
February
March...
:::
118
113
120
123
123
117
103
124
111
122
123
113
124
123
129
127
102
127
122
126
119
106
121
117
126
118
107
123
#116
110
April
124
114
125
123
131
127
107
126
128
107
May
118
107
119
114
124
115
110
120
124
100
June
123
113
126
119
133
124
111
123
127
97
July
112
96
115
112
119
112
105
114
121
91
August
110
95
112
112
111
110
108
119
118
93
September
124
111
127
122
134
126
105
127
125
100
October
126
116
128
125
130
130
117
130
128
111
...
November
129
118
131
127
134
130
123
134
125
120
December
123
109
125
121
130
115
117
127
114
125
1949 January
124
114
126
122
129
125
111
132
114
130
February
131
118
133
127
138
136
.112
135
125
127
March
131
119
134
124
140
134
111
139
120
125
April
124
108
128
126
130
129
117
129
125
107
May
134
114
139
129
143
139
126
140
131
107
42
June.
130
110
134
123
141
127
120
138
131
July
117
August
119
35585
99
120
109
123
119
107
128
131
97
123
124
65 8*
97
93
94
(provisional)
(1) Adjusted for variations in the number of days (excluding Sundays) in each month. No adjustments have been made for public and other holidays or for seasonal factors.
Table 2
Man-power(1)
Thousands
Total
Metals,
Total working population
Total in civil employment
Total
Men
Women
manu- engineering Textiles facturing
and industries vehicles
Unem- ployed
1948 June
23,146
21,926
14,945
6,981
8,114
3,904
948
282
September
23,210
22,055
15,050
7,005
8,173
3,912
961
308
December
23,185
22,011
15,019
6,992
8,201
3,921
971
348
1949 January
23,214
22,009
15,020
6,989
8,227
3,932
977
366
February
March
April May
June
July August September
1949 December
assumed distribution
23,193
21,999
15,014
6,985
8,228
3,927
981
350
23,162
22,006
15,019
6,987
8,225
3,921
981
332
:::
23,204
22,096
15,059
7,035
8,249
3,918
986
310
23,205
22,132
15,070
7,062
8,257
3,912
986
280
23,188
22,151
15,079
7,072
8,252
3,900
985
250
23,198
22,163
15,094
7,069
8,249
3,889
983
253
23,253
22,212
15,115
7,097
8,282
3,894
988
265(2)
23,200
22,075
15,075
7,000
8,240
3,920
995
350
(3)
(1) Great Britain.
(2) 267,900 at 12th September.
(3) As Page 54qonsfit Survey for 1949.”
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