§ 57. Mr. Lewisasked the Paymaster-General whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the national monthly production of iron and steel for each of the months from January, 1951, until December, 1951, compared with January, 1958, until the latest convenient stated monthly date, using as the basis, January, 1951, being equal to 100.
§ Sir I. HorobinThe figures are as follows:
PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Weekly averages tonnages: January, 1951 = 100 Pig Iron Crude Steel — 1951 1958 1951 1958 January … 100 148 100 133 February … 102 149 107 140 March … 101 146 104 141 April … 97 140 105 133 May … 100 136 100 124 June … 100 133 101 122 July … 100 124 84 103 August … 99 121 87 98 September … 103 126 99 121 October … 104 132 98 119 November … 107 — 103 — December … 108 — 94 —