The mid-victorian boom: STATS

What was Britain’s economic performance like during the boom? (3)

producer of over 40% of global trade goods

¼ of global trade passed through British ports

1/3 of British goods went into the empire, the rest went to Europe and the US

What was the fertiliser industry worth by 1870?

£8 million

What was the animal feed industry worth by 1870?

£5 million

How much domestic food were British farmers making by 1870?

50% of wheat and 90% of meat

How did the population change from 1851-1881?

27 million to 35 million

What was the textile industry worth by 1879 (and how much of that was cotton)?

£118 million (cotton made up £71.5 million)

How much was iron and steel worth by 1879?

£35 million

How much did coal output increase between 1850-75?

50 million T to 130 million T

How much of British coal was purchased by British iron?

1/3

How did iron production increase between 1855-75?

9 million T to 15 million T

Between 1850-80 how did the tonnage of registered British steam ships change?

319,000 T to 3 million T

How many British exports were cotton by 1851?

2/3

How did British coal and iron perform relative to German coal and iron in 1880?

Coal: 149 MT v. 59MT

Iron: 7.8 MT v. 2.5 MT