IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION.

HC Deb 05 March 1924 vol 170 cc1429-30W

Sir W. de FRECE

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the House figures showing the output of iron and steel in Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Germany in 1913 and in 1922?

Mr. WEBB

The following figures have been extracted from the Statistical Bulletin for November, 1923, of the National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers:—

Production of Pig Iron.
	1913. Tons.	1922. Tons.
United Kingdom	10,260,300	4,902,300
France	5,126,000	5,146,900
Belgium	2,445,600	1,588,000
Germany	16,492,000	6,750,000*

Production of Steel.
	1913. Tons.	1922. Tons.
United Kingdom	7,663,900	5,880,600
France	4,614,000	4,463,600
Belgium	2,427,600	1,540,700
Germany	17,349,000	9,000,000*
* Estimated.