Description
Book SynopsisThis 1988 reference book provides the major economic and social statistical series for the British Isles from the twelfth century up until 198081. The text provides informed access to a wide range of economic data, without the labour of identifying sources or of transforming many different annual sources into a comparable time series.
Table of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations; 1. Population and vital statistics; 2. Labour force; 3. Agriculture; 4. Fuel and energy; 5. Metals; 6. Textiles; 7. Building; 8. Miscellaneous industrial statistics; 9. External trade; 10. Transport and communications; 11. Public finance; 12. Financial institutions; 13. Consumption; 14. Prices; 15. Miscellaneous statistics; 16. National accounts; Index.