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Man-power in certain important industries(1)

(New Series)

Thousands

Agriculture

Coal- mining

Cotton

Wool

Other textiles

Clothing

Building 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

1,225

789

322

215

444

727

1,462

2,734

March

1,228

788

322

215

444

730

1,465

2,736

1949 December

+

assumed distribution

1,240

798

330

220

445

715

1,480

2,755

(1) Great Britain.

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Coal

Production

Deep-

mined

Open- cast

Overseas Total shipments stocks

and distributed bunkers(1) End of

Wage earners on colliery books

Output per manshift

Absenteeism

Overall

At the coal face

period

Weekly averages

Thousand

At the Overall coal face

Weekly averages

Overall

At th coal fa

Thousand tons

tons

Thousands

Tons

Percentage

1938

4,353

www

890

782

1-14

3.00

6.44

1947

3,590

197

104

16,357

711

288

1.07

2.86

1948

12.43

15-03

3,765

224

305

14,567

724

293

1.11

2.92

11.64

14.

1948 January

3,735

148

156

15,346

719

291

1.09

2.90

February

12.45

15.4

3,915

186

175

14,053

722

291

1.11

2.92

March

11.71

14.3

3,662*

246*

193

13,099

723*

292*

1.09*

2.90*

11.17*

14.0

April

3,916

331

281

13,101

724

292

1.10

2.90

10.80

13.3

May

3,658

269

324

13,289

724

292

1.09

2.89

June

10.57

13.2

3,931 *

264*

369

14,608

725*

292*

1.11*

2.91*

10.20*

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July

3,279

247

392

15,264

725

293

1.07

2.89

August

11.68

144

3,318

195

329

14,970

726

293

1.08

2.87

September...

12.96

15-3

3,842*

231*

357

15,995

725*

293*

1.11*

2.92*

12.81*

15.

October

4,002

230

367

16,542

724

294

1.13

2.97

November

4,094

12.10

14.0

192

356

16,150

724

294

1.15

3.00

11.61

14-0

December

3,788*

166*

354

14,567

726*

296*

1.14*

2.97*

11.82*

14.3

1949 January

3,960

168

308

12,628

727

297

1.14

February

2.98

12.46

14.7

4,092

219

348

11,663

727

298

1.16

3.01

March

12.93

154

4,095*

236*

311

10,781

727*

299*

1.17*

3.03*

13.52*

16-1

April

3,716

242

292

10,503

726

298

1.14

2.97

12.33

15-0

Week ended-

April

4,199

261

341

10,727

726

298

1.17

3.03

12.32

144

16

3,670

248

246

10,667

726

298

1.14

2.97

12.53

15.3

23

2,922

172

247

10,452

726

298

1.08

2.88

13.32

17.1

30

4,074

288

335

10,503

726

298

1.15

2.98

11.39

13-7

May 7

3,794

290

337

10,546

725

297

1.14

3.01

14

11.93

14.0

3,779

295

389

10,634

724

297

1.14

2.99

12.18

15.11

21

4,087

284

(1) Computed from figures for calendar months.

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