47. Mr. Gibson (for Mr. George Hall)asked the Secretary for Mines the output of coal in each coal-producing country in 33 Europe and America for each year since 1928?
§ The Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank)As the answer involves a
| Production of Coal in Europe and America during the years 1928–1936. | |||||||||
| Country. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936.* |
| Million metric tons. | |||||||||
| United Kingdom (including Ireland). | 241.3 | 262.1 | 247.9 | 212.2 | 210.5 | 224.4 | 225.9 | 232.2 | 223.1 |
| Germany (including Saar). | 164.0 | 177.0 | 155.9 | 130.0 | 115.2 | 120.2 | 136.2 | 144.8 | 158.4 |
| France | 51.4 | 53.8 | 53.9 | 50.0 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | 46.2 | 45.2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 14.6 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| Belgium | 25.6 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 21.4 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 27.9 |
| Netherlands | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 12.8 |
| Poland | 40.6 | 46.2 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 29.2 | 28.5 | 29.7 |
| Spain | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | Not available. |
| Soviet Union† | 35.5 | 40.0 | 47.8 | 56.8 | 64.7 | 76.2 | 93.9 | 109.0 | 123.7 |
| Rest of Europe | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6. | 3.6 |
| Total Europe | 593.1 | 644.2 | 606.9 | 561.2 | 522.2 | 538.6 | 589.8 | 614.4 | 645.9‡ |
| U.S.A. | 522.6 | 552.3 | 487.1 | 400.8 | 326.2 | 347.6 | 377.9 | 385.1 | 443.5 |
| Canada | 12.4 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| Central and South America. | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Total America | 538.0 | 567.9 | 500.9 | 411.9 | 336.2 | 358.4 | 391.1 | 398.5 | 457.8 |
| * Provisional figures. | |||||||||
| † Including lignite and production in Asiatic Russia, 1928–1930 are in respect of the years ending September. | |||||||||
| ‡ Excluding production in Spain. |