OUTPUT (STATISTICS). (Hansard, 15 November 1938)

HC Deb 15 November 1938 vol 341 c712W 712W

§ Mr. G. Macdonald
asked the Secretary for Mines the quantity of the coal produced in Great Britain and the output per man-shift worked in 1918, 1925, and for the last quarter for which figures are available?

§ Captain Crookshank
The information is as follows:

Great Britain.

Out put of Saleable Coal.

Total. Per man-shift Worked.

Tons. Cwts.

1918 227,749,000 17.75^*

1925 243,176,000 18.02

April to June, 1938 54,066,000 22.64

^* This figure refers to the period July to December, 1918, only as figures of output per man-shift for the first six months of that year are not available.

Great Britain.
	Out put of Saleable Coal.
	Total.	Per man-shift Worked.
	Tons.	Cwts.
1918	227,749,000	17.75^*
1925	243,176,000	18.02
April to June, 1938	54,066,000	22.64
^* This figure refers to the period July to December, 1918, only as figures of output per man-shift for the first six months of that year are not available.