Steel ingots and castings
Steel sheets
Pig iron
Production
Hard coke
Despatches to blast furnaces
Pig iron
Scrap
Weekly averages
Thousand tons
Stocks
End of period Thousand tons
1938
200
15.7
:
130
1947 1948
240
24.8
147
165
452
556
286
26.7
178
199
462
696
1949
299
28.1
183
195
797
1,032
1950
313
31.1
185
194
760
863
1950 January
305
31.5
187
194
811
1,053
February
325
30.7
184
190
787
1,017
March
330*
33.1*
186*
194*
770'
1,038
April
324
31.3
183
193
755
1,033
May...
319*
30.4*
186*
196
760
1,045
June...
313
34.3.
182
191*
775
1,076
July
276
31:1
175
188
811
1,151
August
279*
23.9*
177*
188
866
1,156
September
326
32.6
187
196*
865
1,072
October
328
32.9
194
198
843
1,025
November
336*
32.7*
193*
199
780
935
December
296
29.8
189
197*
760
863
!
1951 January
306*
31.9*
183*
196
727
787.
February
326
31.8
186
197
672
717
March
318
184
200*
606
653
Week ended:-
March 3
331
189
198
672
717
10
328
187
200
651
698
17
326
183
201
634
684
24
319
183
202
617
665
31
299
184
201
606
653
Average of five weeks.
Textile production
Table 6
Cotton and spun
rayon and mixture yarns
Rayon yarn and staple fibre
Nylon yarn(1)
Woven cotton and rayon fabrics
Worsted yarn
Woven wool fabrics
Monthly averages
Weekly averages
or
Weekly averages
Monthly averages or
calendar months
calendar months
Ma. lb.
Thousand lbs. Mn. linear yards
Mn. Ib.
Mn. sq. yds.
1937 ...
1947
1948
1949
1950
:
26.5
12.4
79.3
20.0
39.6
15.17
16.9
24.52
38.7
13.7
29.9
18.15
19.5
26.65
46.1
16.2
34.6
19.03
24.1
73.59
49.8
17.4
36.6
20.23
30.9
151.62
54.4
18.9
37.5
1950 January
February
March
...
20.31
29.5
127.30
53.2
19.3
39.7
...
20.71
28.5
124.29
55.2
18.1
37.2
.20.79*
32.6
122.46*
55.4*
21.1
41.7
April
19.13
27.1
146.04
51.8
16.7
32.5
May
21.48
31.6
153.40
57.5
19.5
37.2
June
18.93*
33.0
165.57*
54.5*
· 19.7
36.6
July
19.23
31.6
178.00
44.2
18.1
33.7
August
19.36*
26.1
103.45
54.4*
17.0
33.6
September
20.17
32.9
164.38*
53.4
19.6
39.0
October
21.84
34.2
170.41
60.0
20.6
42.2
November
21..83*.
34.1
168.99
59.7*
20.6
42.8
December
19.03
30.1
186-90*
52.0
16.7
34.1
1951 January
20.04*
31.9
180.06
53.7*
20.2
41.1
February March
21.44
28.5
181.27
58.5
18.0
36.9
19.73
182.56*
Week ended:-
March 3
21.68
10
21.85
17
22.05
24
17.33
31
17.70
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(1) Included in rayon yarn production.
*
Average of five weeks.
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Table 7
Merchant shipbuilding and repair(1)
Production of motor vehicles(2)
Laid down
Under construction
Completed
Under-
going repair, conversion
Passenger
.cars
Commercial vehicles
For
Total export Total
For export
For
Monthly averages
Total export
Monthly averages
.or re- conversion in United Kingdom
For export
For home
For
For home
or
calendar months
End of period
or
calendar months
Thousand gross tons
ports. End of period
market export market
Weekly averages
Number
1938
1947
T:..
42
95
1948
102
1949
101
1950
113
1950 January
98
February
57
March
131
April
128
May
93
June
107
41
July
113
August
.89
September
116
68
October
111
38
November
100
28
December
214
59
: Ben 22. 227 228 ***
780
71
35
1,984
630
79
40
1,983
686
102
37
1,860
695
113
45
1,861
767
115
70
1,832
695
125
25
1,803
692
88
35
1,805
678
131
32
1,801
639
135
42
1,831
654
64
1,792
658
149
70
1,814
703
92
26
1,795
702
111
1,824
768
91
1,828
758
111
1,779
747
149
36
1,861
767
130
38
1951 January
77
14
1,854
740
89
43
February
125
60
1,894
760
88
42
: 2*8* 8ZA NA8 2♪= 988 ♡♡
1,312
274
19
3,396
2,980
2,539
969
2,005
35
3,069
4,465 1,852 1,611
1,658
39
2,441
5,234 2,694
2,053
2,108
38
2,119
7,875 2,173 3,170
1,852
69
2,614
7,965 1,949
3,014
1,822
18
2,608
8,156
2,019 3,298
1,860
50
2,509
8,238*
1,966*
3,410* 1,859*
71
2,686
7,444
2,135
3,256
1,795
20
2,654
8,728
1,971
3,705 1,842
39
2,581
8,096*
1,910*
3,128*
1,936*
26
2,435
8,609
2,255 3,247 1,838
27
2,369
6,071 1,616
2,535 1,506
11
2,239
7,595* 2,312*
3,101* 1,770*
49
2,166
8,675
1,885
8,685
2,119
6,507*
2,673 3,390 2,048 -2,943 3,359 2,095
2,365* 2,686* 1,854*
March
94
14
1,880
747
109
40
2,372 2,523 2,417
7,642 2,658 3,702 1,765 7,443 2,652 3,680 1,979
(1) All vessels of 100 gross tons and over.
(2) Including chassis.
* Average of five weeks.
Table 8
All permanent houses in Great Britain(1)
Number of houses or flats
On contract
but construction
New contracts
Local authority
not begun(2) (end of period)
Local authority
Construction begun
Local authority
Under construction (end of period)
Houses completed
Local authority
Local authority
Total
new
Total
new
Total
houses
houses
new houses
Total
new
Total
new
houses
houses
1945 to 1947
544,272 404,621
80,329
69,626
1948
156,570 130,687
67,188
57,530
1949
216,255
172,989
75,147
63,232
1950
210,156 177,357
76,059
63,288
453,811 163,037 201,919 204,159
332,880 255,707 214,654 198,104 118,226 139,339 191,128 165,749 227,616 188,244 163,658 195,420 164,232 197,627 165,175 173,614 201,408 174,396 198,171 163,450
1949-
1st Quarter 47,552
36,282
64,250
53,434
48,840
39,668
2nd Quarter 53,137
41,341
63,286
52,332
52,237
41,251
187,256 191,028 160,228
159,488
52,712
45,929
48,465
40,511
3rd Quarter 56,193
46,408
64,580
54,031
53,439
43,860
198,378 166,492
46,089
37,596
4th Quarter 59,373
48,958
75,147
63,232
47,403
38,879
195,420 164,232
50,361
41,139
1950-
1st Quarter !
46,123
38,278
72,472
61,473
47,829
39,443
195,439
164,273
47,810
39,402
2nd Quarter
54,148 -
46,086
71,873
60,835
53,728
46,087
199,168
169,367
49,999
40,993
3rd Quarter
52,436
44,964
67,942
57,188
54,402
46,931
204,214
175,856
49,356
40,442
4th Quarter
57,449
48,029
76,059
63,288
48,200
⚫41,153
201,408
174,396
51,006
42,613
1951-
January
February
12,890 11,197
65,024
65,313
10,943 10,691
174,261
13,150
11,078
172,908
13,984
12,044
(1) New and war-destroyed houses built by local authorities, by private by housing associations and by Government departments.
(3) Rider Breen made for tenders notified as withdrawn and for
licences issued to private builders notified as having lapsed, which at the end of December 1950 together amounted to 28,268.