It Salient Points from the REPORT ON ABSENTEEISM AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE COALMINING INDUSTRY. ###LYSIS OF THE NATIONAL FIGURES 1. The serious fall in the output of the coalmining industry, while being partly explained by the decline in manpower up to 1941, has throughout the period been due also to the fall in output per man employed. (Paragraphs 3-4) Attendance and Absenteeism 2. From 1938 to 1941, the average number of shifts worked per men per week, allowing for holidays, increased from 5.18 to 5.