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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

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