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Textile Production and Exports

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Table 9

Millions

1948

1949

1950

Production

Rayon (including other synthetic fibres):

Staple fibre (lbs.)

86

117

173

...

Continuous filament (lbs.)

148

171

198

Single yarn spun in the cotton industry:

Cotton and cotton waste yarns (lbs.) Spun rayon and mixture yarns (lbs.)

890

918

954

60

71

98

Woven cotton cloth (lin. yds.)

1,900

2,005

2,123

Woven rayon and mixture cloths (lin.

yds.)

500

587

707

Worsted yarn (lbs.)

194

208

227

Woven wool cloth, excluding blankets

(sq. yards)

414

439

450

Exports

Woven cotton piece-goods (lin, yds.)

766

903

815

Woven wool piece-goods, excluding

blankets and carpets (sq. yds.)

114

116

127

Table 10

Agricultural Production in the United Kingdom(1)

1950-51

1947-48 1948-49 1949-50

Pre-

1951-52 Forecast(2)

Pro- liminary

gramme

estimate

Acreage (thousands):

Bread grains

1,872

2,340

2,028

2,350

2,550

2,050

Other grains

3,429

6,016

5,992

6,330

5,721

5,700

Potatoes

723

1,548

1,308

1,300

1,235

1,220

Sugar beet

335

413

421

416

429

...

430

Production (thousand

tons):

Bread grains

Other grains

Potatoes

...

Sugar beet

Production (per cent.

1,661

2,408

2,258

2,370

2,576

2,160

2,781

5,508

5,770

5,640

4,910

5,083

4,873

11,798

9,035

9,100

9,637

8,540

2,741

4,319

3,962

3,827

5,209

3,956

of 1936-39):

Milk

109

123

Eggs

83

105

Beef and veal

83

Mutton and lamb

55

Pigmeat

29

28858

129

122

67

50

...

22722

129

135

139

118

130

131

102

104

109

75

77

83

71

73

92

Total net agricultural

output (per cent, of

1936-39)(3)

122

134

139

(1) The agricultural crop year runs from June to May. Acreages represent areas under crop at the annual census of 4th June. Crop production represents the yield of these areas in the succeeding months. Forecast production figures assume normal yields from the acreages sown.

(2) The reductions in area and production of bread and coarse grains forecast for 1951-52 are in consequence of exceptionally wet weather in the autumn and spring which is expected to have reduced the area sown to wheat and other cereals.

(3) Holdings of one acre and above (or over 4 acre in Northern Ireland). Excludes output of gardens, allotments, pig clubs, etc.

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