§ Sir R. GOWERasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the output
Production of Pig Iron. (English tons.) —— 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933(a). United States … … … 31,752,169 18,426,354 8,781,453 13,228,000 France … … … 9,873,723 8,067,230 5,448,013 6,225,316 Belgium … … … 3,348,319 3,179,640 2,738,765 2,700,451 United Kingdom … … 6,192,400 3,772,600 3,574,000 4,123,600 (a) Preliminary figures.