40%
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Interim index of industrial production(1)
Average 1946 100
Monthly averages or calendar months
Manufacturing industries
Mining
All industries
and
Metals,
Build- ing and
Gas,
elec-
quarry-
ing
Total
Chemicals engin- Textiles Food, and eering and drink allied and clothing and trades vehicles
tobacco
con-
tricity
Other
tracting and
water
1947
108
102
109
105
112
107
101
112
111
103
1948
121
110
123
120
127
121.
109
124
122
109
1948 January
118
113
120
123
123
117
103
124
111
122
February
123
113
124
123
129
127
102
127
122
126
March...
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
130
118
133
127
138
136
112
135
125
127
March
131
119
134
124
140
134
111
140
120
125
April...
125
108
128
126
130
129
117
129
125
107
May
134
115
139
129
143
139
126
140
131
107
June
130
110
134
123
141
127
120
138
131
97
July
117
August
119
September
132
115
5983
99
120
110.
123
120
107
128
131
93
122
111
127
115
109
129
124
94
136
133
101
(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
Total working
Total in civil employment
manu-
population Total
Men
Women
Metals, engineering Textiles facturing and industries vehicles
Unem- ployed
1948 June
September December
1949 January
February March
23,146
21,926
14,945
6,981
8,114
3,904
948
282
::
23,210
22,055
15,050
7,005
8,173
3,912
961
308
23,185
22,011
15,019
6,992
8,201
3,921
971
348
23,214
22,009
15,020
6,989
8,227
3,932
977
366
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
April
23,204
22,096
15,061
7,035
8,249
3,918
986
310
May
23,205
22,132
15,070
7,062
8,257
3,912
986
280
June
23,188
22,151
15,079
7,072
8,252
3,900
985
250
July
23,198
22,163
15,093
7,070
8,249
3,889
983
253
August
23,253
22,212
15,113
7,099
8,282
3,894
988
265
September
23,278
22,230
15,122
7,108
8,311
3,901
994
281
October...
23,324
22,255
15,129
7,126
8,353
3,912
1,003
315(2)
1949 December
assumed distribution
23,200
22,075
15,075
7,000
8,240
3,920
995
350
(3)
(2) Great Britain, age 812 of 1097
(2) 323,609 at 14th November.
As given in "Economic Survey for 1949.”
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