asked the President of the Board of Trade the physical output and value of utility production for each of the classes of goods for which such
| Utility Production in the United Kingdom in 1948 | Column (1) as a percentage of total supplies for Home Civilian consumption (a) | ||||
| (1) | (2) | ||||
| WOVEN CLOTH FOR CLOTHING:— | Deliveries "000,000 square yards | ||||
| Cotton and linen | … | … | 256·5 | 72 | |
| Rayon and nylon | … | … | 150· | 71 | |
| Wool | … | … | 161·8 | 72 | |
| FURNISHING FABRICS (b):— | |||||
| Non-wool | … | … | 31·6 | 59 | |
| Wool | … | … | 3·9 | 40 | |
| HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES:—(Principal types) | Millions | ||||
| Towels | … | … | 22·1 | 80 | |
| Sheets | … | … | 7·5 | 89 | |
| Pillowcases | … | … | 9·9 | 72 | |
| Blankets (including cot blankets): | |||||
| Cotton | … | … | 6·4 | 86 | |
| Wool | … | … | 5·1 | 96 | |
| "000,000 square yards | |||||
| Ticking | … | … | 17·5 | 78 | |
| Production "000,000 pairs | |||||
| FOOTWEAR (other than rubber footwear) | … | … | 84·6 | 62 | |
| … | … | Sales by value £"000,000 | |||
| HOSIERY (c) | … | … | 73·5 | 90 | |
| Production"000,000 garments | |||||
| CORSETS AND BRASSIERES (d) | … | … | 22·3 | 87 | |
| Sales"000,000 pairs | |||||
| BRACES | … | … | 8·7 | 79 | |
| Sales | |||||
| Quantity"000,000 pairs | Value£"000,000 | ||||
| GLOVES (e) | … | … | 13·8 | 7·3 | 78(by quantity) |
| "000 garments | |||||
| FUR GARMENTS (and trimmings) | … | … | 214·6 | 3·2 | 55 (by value) |
| "000 articles | £"000 | ||||
| CIGARETTE LIGHTERS | … | … | 235·1 | 18·4 | 10(by quantity) |
| Millions | |||||
| PENCILS (f) | … | … | 112·7 | 540(estimated) | 100 |
schemes applied for the year 1948; and the proportion that these figures represent of total home consumption in each case.
The information asked for is set out in the table below, so far as it is available; where figures for the calendar year are not available, those for the nearest 12 months are given. Utility goods exported have been excluded throughout. In most cases consumption for Government uses is not readily available in a comparable form, and consequently the percentages are given throughout as percentages of home consumption for civilian use only.
Utility Production in the United Kingdom in 1948 | Column (1) as a percentage of total supplies for Home Civilian consumption (a) | ||
| (1) | (2) | ||
| BEDDING:— | Production"000 articles | ||
| Mattresses | … | 2,375 | 81 |
| Bolsters | … | 230 | 90 |
| Pillows | … | 1,554 | 84 |
| Quilts | … | 764 | 69 |
| FURNITURE (g):—(principal items) | "000 articles | ||
| Wardrobes | … | 485 | Not available |
| Dressing chests, dressing tables and tallboys | … | 895 | |
| Bedsteads (metal and wood) | … | 996 | |
| Chairs (dining and kitchen) | … | 2,330 | |
| Sideboards | … | 344 | |
| Dining tables | … | 458 | |
| Kitchen cabinets | … | 99 | |
| Kitchen tables | … | 67 | |
| Sets of shelves | … | 62 | |
| Nursery furniture | … | 508 | |
| 3-piece suites:— | |||
| Easy chairs | … | 747 | |
| Settees | … | 310 | |
| Fireside and easy chairs | … | 971 | |
| Bed chairs, bed settees and divans | … | 215 | |
| Woven fibre chairs | … | 346 | |
The estimated value of utility furniture production in 1948 was £60,000,000 (at manufacturers" prices), to which may be added slightly over £1,000,000 worth of utility school furniture.