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Man-power in certain important industries(1)
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
September
1,240
787
315
211
435
709
1,509
2,720
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
February
1,224
789
322
215
444
727
1,462
2,734
March
1,226
788
322
215
444
730
1,465
2,736
April
1,229
788
324
215
447
739
1,479
2,755
May
1,230
785
324
215
447
742
1,482
2,764
June
1,232
784
324
215
446
741
1,489
2,766
July
1,232
782
323
214
446
740
1,497
2,771
August
1,234
779
323
216
449
747
1,490
2,789
September
1,235
775
324
217
453
750
1,497
2,788
October...
1,234
771
326
219
458
754
1,498
2,797
1949 December
assumed distribution
1,240
798
330
220
445
715
1,480
2,755
(1) Great Britain.
Table 4
Coal
Production
Deep- Open- mined
Overseas Total shipments stocks
and distributed cast bunkers(1) End of
period
Wage earners on colliery books
Output per manshift
Absenteeism
At the Overall coal face
Weekly averages
At the Overall coal face
Weekly averages
Overall
At t coal f
Thousand
Thousand tons
tons
Thousands
Tons
Percentage
1938
:
4,353
889
782
1.14
3.00
6.44
1947
1948
3,590
197
104
16,356
711
288
1.07
2.86
12.43
15.0
3,765
224
305
14,567
724
293
1.11
2.92
11.64 14-2
1948 July
3,279
247
392
15,264
725
293
1.07
2.89
August
11.68 14.6
3,319
195
329
14,970
726
293
1.08
2.87
12.96
15-5
September...
3,842***
231*
357
15,995
725*
293*
1.11*
2.92*
12.81* 15.3
October
4,003
230
367
16,542
724
294
1.13
2.97
12.10
14.6
November
4,095
192
356
16,150
724
294
1.15
3.00
11.61
14.0
December
3,789*
166*
354
14,567
726*
296*
1.14*
2.97*
11.82* 14-
1949 January
3,960
168
308
12,628
727
297
1.14
2.98
12.46
February
4,092
219
348
11,663
727
298
1.16
3.01
12.93
142 15
March
4,095*
236*
311
10,782
727*
299**
1.17*
3.03*
13.52* 16.0
April
3,716
242
293
10,507
726
298
1.14
2.97
12.33
15
May
3,957
293
329
11,188
724
297
1.15
3.00
June
11.40 13
3,813*
270*
347
12,816
722*
297*
1.14*
2.98*
11-79*
14.
July
3,389
262
374
14,260
721
297
1.13
3.00
12.39
15
5
August
3,342
235
345
14,332
719
296
1.12
2.95
13.66
16
September...
3,966*
270*
390
15,933
715*
295*
1.16*
3.02*
12.71*
15
October
4,118
246
455
16,732
710
294
1.19
3.07
12.26
14
Week ended-
November 5 4,261
260
507
16,668
709
293
1.21
3.12
11-47
13
12 4,251
226
481
16,595
709
294
1.21
3.11
11.62
14
19 4,290
229
429
16,435
708
294
1.21
3.13
11.47
13
26 4,279
197
404
16,337
709
294
.1.21
3.11
11.23
13.
December 3 4,355
217
1
(1) Computed from figures for calendar months.
Average 1097
**
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