Year

Total South Wales 
Labour Force

Output per 
man-year (tons)

Total Output

1871

57,960

242

14,026,320.00

1872

58,427

254

14,840,458.00

1873

66,564

243

16,175,052.00

1874

73,328

224

16,425,472.00

1875

72,643

195

14,165,385.00

1876

67,483

251

16,938,233.00

1877

65,306

258

16,848,948.00

1878

63,736

273

17,399,928.00

1879

66,495

267

17,754,165.00

1880

69,158

306

21,162,348.00

1881

73,892

305

22,537,060.00

1882

74,954

304

22,786,016.00

1883

80,697

309

24,935,373.00

1884

83,894

304

25,503,776.00

1885

85,217

285

24,286,845.00

1886

85,130

284

24,176,920.00

1887

86.915

299

25,987.59

1888

91,423

299

27,335,477.00

1889

99,426

282

28,038,132.00

1890

109,935

267

29,352,645.00

1891

116,624

257

29,972,368.00

1892

117,713

263

30,958,519.00

1893

117,989

255

30,087,195.00

1894

124,655

268

33,407,540.00

1895

126,199

261

32,937.94

1896

125,205

270

33,805,350.00

1897

126,802

282

35,758,164.00

1898

128,183

207

26,533,881.00

1899

132,682

300

39,804,600.00

1900

147,652

266

39,275,432.00

1901

150,394

260

39,102,440.00

1902

154,571

267

41,270,457.00

1903

159,161

264

42,018,504.00

1904

163,034

268

43,693,112.00

1905

165,609

260

43,058,340.00

1906

174,660

269

46,983,540.00

1907

190,263

262

49,848,906.00

1908

201,752

248

50,034,496.00

1909

204,984

245

50,221,080.00

1910

213,252

228

48,621,456.00

1911

220,887

227

50,141,349.00

1912

225,535

222

50,068,770.00