HC Deb 09 May 1935 vol 301 cc1141-2W
Mr. G. HALL

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the production of coal for the United Kingdom, the Continent of Europe (distinguishing

Production of Coal in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States during the years 1913, and 1923 to 1934.
Country. 1913 (Post warterritory). 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. (a)
Million Statute Tons.
United Kingdom (including Ireland). 287.4 276.1 267.2 243.3 126.4 251.3 237.6 258.0 244.0 219.5 208.8 207.2 220.8
Germany … … … 138.5 61.3 116.9 130.5 143.0 151.1 148.4 160.8 140.4 116.8 103.1 108.2 123.0
France … … … 43.2 37.1 43.3 46.3 50.6 51.0 50.5 52.9 53.0 49.2 45.5 46.1 46.9
Saar … … … 13.0 9.0 13.8 12.8 13.5 13.4 12.9 13.4 13.0 11.2 10.3 10.4 11.1
Belgium … … … 22.5 22.6 23.0 22.7 24.9 27.1 27.1 26.5 27.0 26.6 21.1 24.9 25.9
Netherlands … … 1.8 5.2 5.8 6.7 8.5 9.2 10.5 11.4 12.0 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.1
Poland … … … 40.3 35.5 31.8 28.6 35.2 37.5 40.0 45.5 36.9 37.7 28.4 26.9 28.8
Soviet Union (Russia) (b) 28.6 12.5 16.0 16.2 25.3 31.7 34.7 39.4 48.0 55.7 63.3 75.5 (a) 90.5
Czechoslovakia … … 14.0 11.4 14.9 12.4 14.0 13.8 14.3 16.5 14.2 12.9 10.8 10.5 10.6
Spain … … … 4.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.9
Rest of Europe … … 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Total Continental Europe. 307.8 203.0 274.0 284.7 324.0 344.0 347.4 376.3 354.5 332.6 304.6 323.6 357.6
United States … 508.9 587.4 510.4 519.5 587.3 533.8 514.4 543.6 479.4 394.4 321.0 342.1 371.2
(a) Provisional and subject to correction.
(b)Years ended 30th September from 1923 to 1929. Figures include lignite and production in Asiatic Russia.

the principal producing countries), and the United States of America for each of the last 12 years, and also for 1913?

Mr. E. BROWN

The information is as follows:

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