HC Deb 05 December 1911 vol 32 cc1369-70W
Mr. WEDGWOOD

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give the figures for the total production of gold during each of the last thirty years and the Sauerbeck's index number of December in each of those years?

Mr. BUXTON

The following statement shows for the years 1881–1910 the estimated world's production of gold (so far as available), and the Sauerbeck index number of prices for December in each year and for the entire year.

NOTE.—The particulars of gold output for 1881–5 are from statistics compiled by Dr. Soetbeer, those for 1886–1909 from statistics compiled by the director of the United States Mint.

Year. Estimated World's Production of Gold. Sauerbeck's Index Number (1867–1877 = 100).
Quantity. Value. Figures for December. Figures for Year.
Fine Ozs. £
1881 4,983,742 21,169,000 † 85
1882 4,934,086 20,959,000 † 84
1883 4,614,588 19,601,000 † 82
1884 4,921,169 20,904,000 † 76
1885 5,245,572 22,282,000 70.8 72
1886 5,135,679 21,815,000 69.5 69
1887 5,116,861 21,735,000 72.4 68
1888 5,330,775 22,644,000 73.2 70
1889 5,973,790 25,375,000 73.7 72
1890 5,749,306 24,421,000 71.1 72
1891 6,320,194 26,846,000 71.4 72
1892 7,094,266 30,184,000 67.7 68
1893 7,618,811 32,362,000 67.0 68
1894 8,764,362 37,228,000 60.1 63
1895 9,615,190 40,842,000 61.2 62
1896 9,783,914 41,559,000 62.0 61
1897 11,420,068 48,509,000 62.4 62
1898 13,877,806 58,949,000 63.8 64
1899 14,837,775 63,026,000 78.3 68
1900 12,315,135 52,311,000 73.4 75
1901 12,625,527 53,629,000 68.4 70
1902 14,354,680 60,974,000 69.1 69
1903 15,852,620 67,337,000 70.0 69
1904 16,804,372 71,380,000 70.9 70
1905 18,396,451 78,142,000 74.9 72
1906 19,471,080 82,707,000 79.7 77
1907 19,977,260 84,857,000 76.2 80
1908 21,430,438 91,030,000 72.3 73
1909 21,982,713 93,376,000 76.3 74
1910 * * 77.9 78
* Figures for 1910 nor yet available.
† Particulars not published.