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STATISTICS BEARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WAR EFFORT. Note by Minister without Portfolio. Introductory. Commentary.

26 Jul 1940

(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) The main features of interest in the economic field during this month have been the maintenance or improvement of munitions production; unemployment; earnings and the inferences as to the disposal of these that may be drawn from the figures of sales for the Ministry of Supply to furnish figures showing the monthly require- ments of the Services, the figures of the issues by the Services from their Depots being the best indication available. Tables 4 and 5 are also new tables, and show in summary form the results of the census of machine tool hours worked recently carried out by the Ministry of Supply.
agriculture retail coal infrastructure cereals food supply wheat aircraft munitions butter cotton employment exports imports industrial equipment industrial production industry manufacturing materials metals peace prices productivity rationing raw materials statistics steel sugar supply textiles unemployment wages wool flour dairy food supplies overseas trade munitions industry preparations for war nationwide reserve stocks material supplies the wartime economy lord president's committee
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/1/52
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/1
Former Department Reference
LP(40) 19A
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000001.052
Keywords
Aircraft Butter Cereals Coal Cotton Dairy Employment Exports Flour Food Supplies Imports Industrial Equipment Industrial Production Industry Material Supplies Metals Munitions Munitions Industry Overseas Trade Prices Productivity Raw Materials Reserve Stocks Retail Statistics Steel Sugar Textiles Unemployment Wages Wheat Wool
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee
Pages
6
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meeting Nos. 1(40) - 29(40), 11 June-20 Dec 1940; Papers Nos. 1(40) - 62(40), 12 June-29 Aug 1940; Statistics 1(40) - 4a, 12 Dec 1940
Themes
Preparations for War Peace Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Manufacturing Materials Agriculture Food Supply the Wartime Economy

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