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Page 879
... increased by almost the same proportion . The decline is due mainly to the running down of the coal industry ( see below En- ergy ) . Mining and quarrying of other materials predomi- nantly concerns sand and gravel ( over 100,000,000 ...
... increased by almost the same proportion . The decline is due mainly to the running down of the coal industry ( see below En- ergy ) . Mining and quarrying of other materials predomi- nantly concerns sand and gravel ( over 100,000,000 ...
Page 933
... increased level of capital investment in the 1960s . Manufacturing accounted for 26.6 percent of the net national income in 1971 . The total value added by manufacturing ( i.e. , the value of production less the cost of materials ...
... increased level of capital investment in the 1960s . Manufacturing accounted for 26.6 percent of the net national income in 1971 . The total value added by manufacturing ( i.e. , the value of production less the cost of materials ...
Page 1074
... increased to 7,062 . However , not only did the number of urban places increase but so did the average number of inhabitants in each place : in 1790 the average number of persons in an urban place was 8,400 ; by 1970 the average number ...
... increased to 7,062 . However , not only did the number of urban places increase but so did the average number of inhabitants in each place : in 1790 the average number of persons in an urban place was 8,400 ; by 1970 the average number ...
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