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Press translations [Japan]. Economic Series 0160, 1946-01-14.
translation-number: economic-0760
call-number: DS801 .S81
GENERAL HEAD QUARTERS
SUPREM ECOMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SECTION
PRESS TRANSLATIONS
No. 760 Date: 14 Jan 46
ECONOMIC SERIES: 160
ITEM 1 Coal Output In December 843,000 Tons - 300,000 Tons Higher Than Preceding Month
- Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 12 Jan 46. Translator: H. Sato.
Summary:
The outline of the overall coal situation in JAPAN was revealed on the 10th by the
Coal Control Association as follows: Coal output during the month of December totals
approximately 843,000 tons and has shown 300,000 tons increase compared with the preceding
month, yet it is one-third of the output of July. For 80 days after the termination
of
the war, it showed steady decline, and it was only 162,000 tons for each ten days
in the beginning and the middle of November. But it [illegible]is noteworthy
that it is recovering and has reached twice the amount after 40 days.
Coal supply in January is estimated at 1,120,000 tons (lowest estimation). But this
amount of supply will hardly meet the minimum public demand. Coal demand in the year
of 1946 is
estimated at 30,000,000 tons, and a requirement of 5,000,000 tons will be added yearly,
so that in the year 1949 the coal requirements will reach 45,000,000 tons. Of course,
this
figure must be modified according to the condition of the reparations and the reconstruction
plan. Although there had been a scanty supply of coal in stock, it was soon depleted.
Due to this shortage of coal supply during the past three months, every industry is
now in the worst condition. In consideration of the present state of unemployment
and the
present infavorable condition of necessities of life, we must have the supply of coal
so that the industrial restoration may be started as early as possible.
The condition of labor service suddenly turned favorably in the month of December.
The total number of new employees in the coal mines of JAPAN in November was 16,000
persons, and
in December, it was 48,000, though there were dismissals of 9500 in November and 14,000
in December. At any rate it showed an increase of 30,000 by the end of December, and
the sum
total of laborers in JAPAN at that time amounted to 232,310.
The following table shows the labor turnover by district during the month of December:
| COMNG IN | GOING OUT | NUMBER OF LABORERS AT END OF MONTH | |
| HOKKAIDO | 5,675 | 13,899 | 47,595 |
| East (TOBU) | 7,888 | 1,161 | 28,796 |
| West (SEIBU) | 3,381 | 984 | 15,917 |
| KYUSHU | 30,939 | 9,274 | 140,002 |
| TOTAL | 47,883 | 25,318 | 232,310 |
(Note, In the case of HOKKAIDO, in the figure of "going out" Koreans and Chinese
were included.)
ECONOMIC SERIES: 160 (Continued)
ITEM 1 (Continued)
The recruiting of such a large number of laborers in a short period of time is unparallelled.
The point is now stressed that in future recruitment of laborers, those young men
who
can bear the mining work and have a strong will to work in the mines for a long time
must be selected.
Postwar coal output for every 10-day period by district (unit 1,000 tons):
| HOKKAIDO | EAST (TOBU) | WEST (SEIBU) | KYUSHU | TOTAL | |
| AUGUST Last 10 days |
200 | 25 | 26 | 125 | 376 |
| SEPTEMBER First 10 days |
160 | 24 | 10 | 162 | 356 |
| SEPTEMBER Middle 10 days |
158 | 30 | 10 | 103 | 301 |
| SEPTEMBER Last 10 days |
130 | 28 | 3 | 72 | 233 |
| OCTOBER First 10 days |
101 | 30 | 7 | 77 | 215 |
| OCTOBER Middle 10 days |
78 | 26 | 7 | 76 | 187 |
| OCTOBER Last 10 days |
52 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 191 |
| NOVEMBER First 10 days |
50 | 22 | 8 | 82 | 162 |
| NOVEMBER Middle 10 days |
42 | 24 | 8 | 88 | 162 |
| NOVEMBER Last10 days |
59 | 32 | 12 | 122 | 135 |
| DECEMBER First 10 days |
56 | 31 | 13 | 112 | 212 |
| DECEMBER Middle 10 days |
71 | 45 | 18 | 145 | 279 |
| DECEMBER Last 10 days |
84 | 54 | 25 | 189 | 352 |
| TOTAL OF DECEMBER | 211 | 130 | 56 | 446 | 843 |
REFERENCE COAL OUTPUT OF DECEMBER OF PAST 5 YEARS
| YEAR | HOKKAIDO | EAST | WEST | KYUSHU | TOTAL |
| 1944 | 1,229 | 287 | 355 | 2,537 | 4,408 |
| 1943 | 1,379 | 392 | 441 | 2,853 | 5,065 |
| 1942 | 1,410 | 356 | 386 | 2,843 | 4,995 |
| 1941 | 1,361 | 312 | 417 | 2,797 | 4,887 |
| 1940 | 1,363 | 358 | 426 | 2,882 | 5,029 |
Contrast between estimation of coal demand and coal supply plan for January (unit
1,000 tons):
| KINDS OF INDUSTRY | MONTHLY DEMAND IN 1946 BASED ON YEARLY REQUIREMENT OF 3,000,000 TONS | MONTHLY DEMAND OF UTMOST NECESSITY | MINIMUM COAL SUPPLY ESTIMATION IN JANUARY | MAXIMUM COAL SUPPLY ESTIMATION IN JANUARY |
| EXPORT | 83 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| FOR ALLIED FORCES | — | — | 102 | 102 |
| CONSUMPTION AT COAL MINE | 208 | 195 | 212 | 232 |
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 160 (Continued)
ITEM 1 (Continued)
| KINGS OF INDUSTRYLY | MONTH DEMANDS IN 1946 BASED ON YEARLY REQUIREMENT OF 3,000,000 TONS | MONTH DEMAND OF UTMOST NECESSITY | MINIMUM COAL SUPPLY ESTIMATION IN JANUARY | MAXIMUM GOAL SUPPLY ESTIMATION IN JANUARY |
| TRANSPORTATION | 685 | 583 | 460 | 495 |
| STEEL | 310 | 100 | 28 | 42 |
| GAS COKES | 150 | 100 | 41 | 50 |
| CHEMICAL INDUSTRY | 222 | 167 | *65 | *90 |
| HEATER COOKERY BATH | 208 | 132 | @60 | @100 |
| MINING and REFINING | 12 | 10 | ||
| SHIPBUILDING and MACHINE | 20 | 20 | ||
| METAL WORKS | 14 | 13 | ||
| CERAMICS | 130 | 67 | ||
| GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER | 17 | 20 | ||
| LIQUID FUEL | 47 | 17 | ||
| TEXTILE INDUSTRY | 143 | 100 | ||
| FOOD INDUSTRY | 123 | 100 | ||
| BRIQUETTE CHARCOAL BALLS | 58 | 20 | ||
| GOVERNMENT OFFICE and PUBLIC OFFICE | 50 | 17 | ||
| OTHERS | 20 | 51 | 63 | 122 |
| TOTAL | 2,500 | 1,800 | 1,120 | 1,321 |
NOTES:
| Mark * indicates the supply of coal only to the factory of ammonium sulphate. |
| Mark @ indicates the coal supply for HOKKAIDO only. |
DISTRIBUTION "X"
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