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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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