HC Deb 25 May 1911 vol 26 cc583-5W
Mr. CHIOZZA MONEY

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a statement in avoirdupois tons of the estimated pig-iron and steel production, respectively, of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the German

(a) Estimated Output of Pig Iron, 1880 to 1910, in certain countries, and estimated output of the World.
Year. Estimated Total Output of Pig Iron in the World. Of which there was produced
In the United Kingdom. In the United States. In Germany and Luxemburg. In France. In Belgium. In the Russian Empire.
In Millions of Tons (00,000's omitted).
1880 … 18.2 7.7 3.8 2.7 1.7 0.6 0.4
1885 … 19.5 7.4 4.0 3.6 1.6 0.7 0.5
1890 … 27.5 7.9 9.2 4.6 1.9 0.8 0.9
1895 … 29.0 7.7 9.4 5.4 2.0 0.8 1.4
1900 … 40.5 9.0 13.8 8.4 2.7 1.0 2.8
1905 … 53.5 9.6 23.0 10.7 3.0 1.3 2.7
1906 … 58.5 10.2 25.3 12.1 3.3 1.4 2.6
1907 … 60.2 10.1 25.8 12.7 3.5 1.4 2.7
1908 … 48.2 9.1 15.9 11.6 3.3 1.3 2.7
1909 … 60.0 9.5 25.8 12.4 3.6 1.6 2.8
1910 … 65.5 10.2 27.3 14.6 4.0 1.8 3.3*
* Provisional figures.

(b) Estimated Output of Crude Steel 1880 to 1910 in certain countries, and estimated output of the World.
Year. Estimated Total Output of Crude Steel in the World. Of which there was produced
In the United Kingdom. In the United States. In Germany and Luxemburg. In France. In Belgium. In the Russian Empire.
In Millions of Tons (00,000's omitted).
1880 … 4.2 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3
1885 … 6.0 2.0 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2
1890 … 12.2 3.6 4.2 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.4
1895 … 16.5 3.0 6.1 3.9 0.9 0.4 0.9
1900 … 27.5 4.9 10.2 6.3 1.5 0.6 2.2
1905 … 44.5 5.8 20.2 9.9 2.2 1.2 2.7
1906 … 50.5 6.5 23.4 11.0 2.4 1.4 2.6
1907 … 52.0 6.5 23.4 11.9 2.7 1.5 2.5
1908 … 40.5 5.3 14.0 11.0 2.7 1.2 2.6
1909 … 53.2 5.9 24.0 11.9 3.0 1.6 2.7*
1910 … 58.0 6.0 26.1 13.5 3.5 1.8* 2.8*
* Provisional figures.

Empire, including Luxemburg, France, Belgium, Russia, and the entire world for the years 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, with a statement for each of the years named of British production expressed as a percentage of the production of the entire world?

Mr. BUXTON

The following statements give the information desired by my hon. Friend, so far as the information is available:—

(c) Estimated Production of Pig Iron and Crude Steel in the United Kingdom, compared with the Estimated Output of the World, 1880–1910.
Year. Estimated Total Output of Pig Iron in the World. Production of Pig Iron in the United Kingdom. Estimated Total Output of rude Steel in the world. Production of Crude Steel in the United Kingdom.
Total Proportion to World's Output. Total Production to World's Output.
Million Tons. Million Tons. Per cent. Million Tons. Million Tons. Per cent.
1880 … 18.2 7.7 42.3 4.2 1.3 31.0
1885 … 19.5 7.4 37.9 6.0 2.0 33.3
1890 … 27.5 7.9 28.7 12.2 3.6 29.5
1895 … 29.0 7.7 26.6 16.5 3.0 18.2
1900 … 40.5 9.0 22.2 27.5 4.9 17.8
1905 … 53.5 9.6 17.9 44.5 5.8 13.0
1906 … 58.5 10.2 17.4 50.5 6.5 12.9
1907 … 60.2 10.1 16.8 52.0 6.5 12.5
1908 … 48.2 9.1 18.9 40.5 5.3 13.1
1909 … 60.0 9.5 15.8 53.2 5.9 12.4
1910 … 65.5 10.2 15.6 58.0 6.0 10.3

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