§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State 1968 for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing crude steel production in the United Kingdom for every year since 1948, together with the percentage share of world output this represents and the comparative figures for the United States of America, France, West Germany, Italy and Japan.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION 1948–77 UNITED KINGDOM Million tonnes Percentage share of world 1948 15.1 9.7 1949 15.8 9.9 1950 16.6 8.7 1951 15.9 7.5 1952 16.7* 7.9 1953 17.9 7.6 1954 18.8 8.4 1955 20.1 7.4 1956 21.0 7.4 1957 22.0 7.5 1958 19.9* 7.4 1959 20.5 6.9 1960 24.7 7.4 1961 22.4 6.4 1962 20.8 5.8 1963 22.9 5.9 1964 26.7* 6.2 1965 27.4 6.0 1966 24.7 5.2 1967 24.3 4.9 1968 26.3 5.0 1969 26.8 4.7 1970 28.3* 4.8 1971 24.2 4.2 1972 25.3 4.0 1973 26.6 3.8 1974 22.4 3.2 1975 20.2 3.1 1976 22.3 3.3 1977(P) 20.4 3.0
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U.S.A. Million tones Percentage share of world 1948 80.4 51.5 1949 70.7 44.2 1950 87.8 46.2
1951 95.4 45.2 1952 84.5 39.9 1953 101.2 43.1 1954 80.1 35.6 1955 106.2 38.9 1956 104.5 36.8 1957 102.3 34.9 1958 77.3 28.7 1959 84.8 28.4 1960 90.1 26.9 1961 88.9 25.3 1962 89.2 24.8 1963 99.1 25.6 1964 115.2 26.5 1965 1190 26.2 1966 121.6 25.7 1967 115.1 23.2 1968 118.9 22.5 1969 128.0 22.4 1970 119.1 20.1 1971 109.1 18.8 1972 120.7 19.2 1973 136.5 19.7 1974 132.0 18.7 1975 105.9 16.4 1976 116.3 17.2 1977(P) 113.2 16.8
FRANCE† Million tonnes Percentage share of world 1948 8.5 5.5 1949 10.9 6.8 1950 10.6 5.6 1951 12.4 5.9 1952 13.7 6.5 1953 12.7 5.4 1954 13.4 6.0 1955 15.8 5.8 1956 16.8 5.9 1957 17.6 6.0 1958 18.1 6.7 1959 18.8 6.3 1960 17.3 5.2 1961 17.6 5.0 1962 17.2 4.8 1963 17.6 4.6 1964 19.8 4.6 1965 19.6 4.3 1966 19.6 4.1 1967 19.7 4.0 1968 20.4 3.9 1969 22.5 3.9 1970 23.8 4.0 1971 22.9 4.0 1972 24.1 3.8 1973 25.3 3.7 1974 27.0 3.8 1975 21.5 3.3 1976 23.2 3.4 1977(P) 22.1 3.3
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WEST GERMANY‡ Million tonnes Percentage share of world 1948 5.6 3.6 1949 9.2 5.8 1950 12.1 6.4 1951 13.5 6.4 1952 15.8 7.5 1953 15.4 6.6 1954 17.4 7.7 1955 21.3 7.8 1956 23.2 8.2
Million tonnes Percentage share of world 1957 24.5 8.4 1958 22.8 8.5 1959 25.8 8.6 1960 34.1 10.2 1961 33.5 9.5 1962 32.6 9.1 1963 31.6 8.2 1964 37.3 8.6 1965 36.8 8.1 1966 35.3 7.5 1967 36.7 7.4 1968 41.2 7.8 1969 45.3 7.9 1970 45.0 7.6 1971 40.3 7.0 1972 43.7 7.0 1973 49.5 7.1 1974 53.2 7.5 1975 40.4 6.2 1976 42.4 6.3 1977(P) 39.0 5.8
ITALY Million tones Percentage share of world 1948 2.1 1.4 1949 2.1 1.3 1950 2.4 1.3 1951 3.1 1.5 1952 3.5 1.7 1953 3.5 1.5 1954 4.2 1.9 1955 5.4 2.0 1956 5.9 2.1 1957 6.8 2.3 1958 6.3 2.3 1959 6.8 2.3 1960 8.2 2.5 1961 9.1 2.6 1962 9.8 2.7 1963 10.2 2.6 1964 9.8 2.3 1965 12.7 2.8 1966 13.6 2.9 1967 15.9 3.2 1968 17.0 3.2 1969 16.4 2.9 1970 17.3 2.9 1971 17.5 3.0 1972 19.8 3.2 1973 21.0 3.0 1974 23.8 3.4 1975 21.8 3.4 1976 23.4 3.5 1977(P) 23.3 3.5
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JAPAN Million tonnes Percentage share of world 1948 1.7 1.1 1949 3.1 1.9 1950 4.8 2.3 1951 6.5 3.1 1952 7.0 3.3 1953 7.7 3.3 1954 7.8 3.5 1955 9.4 3.4 1956 11.1 3.9 1957 12.6 4.3 1958 12.1 4.5
1959 16.6 5.6 1960 22.1 6.6 1961 28.3 8.1 1962 27.5 7.6 1963 31.5 8.1 1964 39.8 9.2 1965 41.2 9.1 1966 47.8 10.1 1967 62.2 12.5 1968 66.9 12.7 1969 82.2 14.4 1970 93.3 15.7 1971 88.6 15.3 1972 96.9 15.4 1973 119.3 17.2 1974 117.1 16.6 1975 102.3 15.8 1976 107.4 15.9 1977(P) 102.4 15.2 * 53 week year. † Includes production in the Saar 1948–59. ‡ Includes production in the Saar from 1960 onwards. Sources: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Statistical Office European Communities; Iron and Steel Board 1957 Special Report.