COMPARISON BETWEEN U.S. AND POLAND (1956)

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• Publication Date: September 28, 1959
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TABLE 1
COMPARISON BETWEEN
U. S. AND POLAND (1956)
U. S.
Poland
Relation
Area
3,026
121
1:25
Population
167
28
1:6
Industrial employment
18.26
2.8
1:6.5
Coal production
480.0
95.1
1:5
Crude petroleum
353.7
0.18
1:1960
Electrical energy
682.5
19.5
1:35
Steel
104.5
5.0
1:21
Sulphuric acid
15.2
0.45
1:34
Cement
53.9
4.0
1:13
Cars
5.8
0.005
1:1000
Trucks
1.1
0.0132
1:83
Z
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PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES PER ONE INHABITANT
Unit
1 9 5 6
1
1960
1975
of
measure
France GFR
CSR
P 0 L A N D
Coal
kg
1264
2936
1770
3423
3450
3600
Electric
power /net/
kWh
1234
1686
1255
680
870
2070
Steel
kg
307
515
369
180
215
364
Copper
3.1
2.3
0.7
0.7
1.3
Aluminium
4.2
4.8
018
0.7
3.2
Zinc
3.1
4.0
5.5
5.7
6.4
Sulphur Acid
tons
35.2
48.9
31.9
17.3
24
48
Artificial &
synthetic
fibres
kg
2.7
4.6
3.7
2.0
2.6
5.3
Plastics
"
2,4
10.0
0.6
1.8
9.5
Cotton fabrics
m
30.0
46.8
27.7
20.0
22.3
29.5
Woolen fabrics
"
3.4
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.5
Paper
kg
32.2
36.6
27.2
14.3
16.8
22.2
Cement
261
387
238
145
230
478
Sugar
34
37
45
28
40
49
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TABLE 3
TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND'S INDUSTRY
(1960 a 100)
1955
1975
Output of eleotrio power
62
298
Fuel and Coking Industry
91
150
in that: coal industry
92
140
oil industry
97
519
coking Industry
81
185
industrial and consumption
gas plants
77
239
Iron metallutry (including ore mining)
69
212
Non-ferrous metals (including ore mining)
84
255
Engineering and metal industry
48
296
Chemical industry (including rubber and
salt industries)
53
450
Building materials industry (including
mining of minerals, glass and ceramics
industry)
59
230
Timber industry
76
277
Paper Industry
76
175
Textile industry (including hosiery and
clothing)
76
201
Leather, Fur and Footwear industries
62
160
Fat, Soap and Cosmetics industries
70
197
Food industry
70
65
207
280
Total production (net)
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38.5
5.4
10.5
35.1
27.9
11.7
10,5
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57.1
71.8
23.6
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52.9
Agriculture
9.5
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0.7
28.2
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3.5
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26.9
Forestry
0.9
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0.2
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0.3
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.7
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0.6
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0.6
0.1
0.0
2.7
2.0
0.4
0.0
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3.4
65.5
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7.1
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1.8
0.0
21.1
5.2
0.0
14,3
0.0
6.0
0.0
1.7
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2.4
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1.4
0.6
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
10.6
11.1
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4.4
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0.4
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0.0
1.2
1.7
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5.2
0.6
0.0
0.5
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
2.7
5.1
8.5
5.7
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materials & ma-
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58.1
54,3
31.6
44.2
33.3
24.4
10.5
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0
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Amortization
3.6
3.1
0.0
1.6
13.0
1.1
5.3
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0
0
0
0
0
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Total of
material costs
61.7
57.4
31.6
45.8
46.3
27.5
15.8
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Net production
38.3
42.6
68.4
54.2
53.7
72.5
84.2
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1. Industry and
handicraft
38.5
1
2.8
0.1
4.7
1.2
1.0
0.1
7.9
32.5
2.6
4.5
3.9
0.1
0.1
100
2, Agriculture
18.8
48.5
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0.1
31.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
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-
100
3. Forestry
79.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
10.6
0.0
2.6
2.6
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-
100
4. Building
Industry
4.6
0.2
0.0
2,8
0.7
0.2
0.0
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0.9
92.9
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100
5. Transport &
communication
39.5
0.0
5.4
15.6
0.0
26.5
0.0
11.6
0.0
1.4
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100
6. Trade
16.1
3.6
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
72.5
4.8
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100
7. Remaining
material
36.8
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0.0
57.9
5.3
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100
production
8. Imports
54.5
3.2
0.0
0.7
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
16.1
2.0
17.1
2.6
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1.6 100
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TABLE 6
POPULATION AND INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT
ON POLAND'S PRESENT TERRITORY
Population
total
Urban
population
total
Urban
population
in cities
over 10,000
Industrial
employ-
nent
1843-57
0.680
1907-10
26.6
6.0
1.2
1921-25
6.5
1937-39
32.1
9.5
1.5
1946
23.9
7.5
5.5
1.2
1949
24.4
8.9
1.7
1955
27.3
12.1
1956
28.0
12.2
10.0
2.8
1960
29.7
14.5
3.0
1965
32.0
16.8
1970
34.4
1975
37.2
4.0
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TABLE 7
CHANGES IN FUEL
ECONOMY IN POLAND
1955
1975
Coal
96.9
84.7
Lignite
1.9
11.7
O11
0.2
0.6
Natural gas
0.6
0.7
Hydro energy
0.4
2.3
Total
100.0
100.0
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THE POLISH TOWNS IN 1956
666
Size of Towns in Thousand Inhabitants
Total
Under
over
5
5-10
10-20
20-50
50-100
100-200
200
Number
of towns
729
334
180
114
64
17
11
9
Population
12202
945
1275
1545
1977
1086
1528
3845
Share of
eacil group
in total
urban
population
1000
7.8
10.4
12.7
16.2
8.9
12.5
31.5
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TABLE 9
THE TRANSPORT OF
COMMODITIES IN POLAND IN 1956
In Tons
In Tonokm
Railroads
80.4%
96.2%
Trucks
18.8%
2.6%
Inland water
0.8%
1.2%
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE (IN U.S. $ PER ONE INHABITANT)
1950
1956
1956
1950
Export
63
105
167
1.
Czechoslovakia
Import.
52
90
173
Export
24
83
346
2.
Eastern Germany
Import
27
79
290
Export
35
62
177
Hungary
Import
39
54
159
Export
17
45
264
4.
Bulgaria
Import
19
33
174
Export
13
23
177
5.
Rumania
Import
15
20
133
Export
6
16
267
6.
Albania
Import
21
26
123
Export
25
35
140
7.
Poland
Import
27
37
137
Export
28
54
193
Eas
tern Europe
Import
28
49
175
Export
10
18
180
Soviet Union
Import
8
18
225
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