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Table No. 21 INDICATORS OF NEW ZEALAND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Most Recent Information Compared With 1938-39.

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1938-39. Recent Figures. Unit. Year Ended 31st March, Amount. Year Ended 31st March, Amount. Year Ended 31st March, Amount. Year Ended 31st March, Amount. Production- — Value of total produotion Volume of total production (1938-39 = 100) £(m.) .. Index No. 1939 1 1939 1 1 136-1 100 1947 1 1947 1 230-2 118 19481 19481 i 266-3 123 19491 19491 292 -2 B 129 5 Value of farm production . •• Volume of farm production (1938-39 = 100) £(m.) .. Index No. 1939 1 1939 1 81-9 100 1947 1 1947 1 131-4 110 19481 19481 155-0 113 19491 19491 168-8 5 117 s Value of gross farming income £(m.) .. 1939 1 68-9 1947 1 113-4 19481 135-5 19491 146 -9 s Wool production (lb. —greasy basis) Million.. 1939 1 327-7 1948 1 362-0 19491 367-0 19501 390-0 Butter production (tons) (000) .. 1939 1 148 19481 152 19491 166 19501 169 5 Cheese production (tons) (000) .. 19391 85 1948 1 86 19491 99 19501 1056 Total butterfat production (lbs,) .. Million. . 1939 1 400 1948 1 418 19491 458 19501 470 5 Meat production (tons) (000) .. 19399 470 1947 1 560-0 19481 549-1 19491 556-2 Value of factory production 2 Volume of factory production 2 (1938-39 = 100) £(m.) .. Index No. 1939 1 1939 1 30-5 100 19471 19471 61-7 146 19481 19481 70-8 159 19491 19491 77-0 5 163 5 Total factory employees (000) .. 1939 3 123-7 1948 3 162-8 1949 3 164-7 1950 3 170-6 Electric-power production (units) Million.. 1939 1,413-5 1948 2,589-6 1949 2,834-2 1950 3,000-0 5 Gas production (coal-gas sold) (cubic feet) .. Million.. 1939 3,591-4 1947 4,637-4 1948 4,768-9 1949 4,692-4 Coal production (tons) .. .. : ■ (000) ■.. 1938 4 2,222 1947 4 2,752 1948 4 2,776 1949 4 2,812 Timber production (superficial feet) ' Million. . 1 1939 316-7 1948 430-6 1949 470-3 1950 475 -0 G