AR 
UniTED STATES. 
3. Some indication of the growth of certain branches of the rubber 
manufacturing industry is given in the following table which has been 
sxtracted from the ‘ Surveys of Current Business ”’ issued by the United 
States Department of Commerce and which cover about seventy-five per 
rent. of the industries mentioned : — 
Kind of Goods 
Pneumatic Tyres _ 
Inner Tubes ee cee 
Solid and Cushion Tyres 
Mechanicals : 
Belting ‘es eo 
Hose ... wl ee 
ther ... en . 
Rubber Heels ... ee 
» Soles ... wi 
Rubber-proofed fabric : 
Automobile ... she 
Clothing yrs soe 
ther ... es os 
1924. 
Thous. 
28,804 
53,094 
699 
£000 
2,670 
1,230 
3,045 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
[5,523 
(a) 
Thous. 
Yds. 
{1,123 
8,308 
7.592 
1025. 
Thous. 
15,729 
32,047 
783 
£000 
3,762 
5,100 
4,460 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
17,248 
(2) 
Thous. 
Yds. 
7,879 
9,181 
5.0293 
19926. 
Thous. 
16,277 
37,514 
578 
£000 
1,225 
5,950 
5,580 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
15,276 
1,021 
Thous. 
Yds. 
8,367 
14,758 
R.208 
1927. 
Thous. 
48,536 
52,696 
572 
£000 
3,620 
5,480 
4,950 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
16,692 
2,264 
Thous. 
Yds. 
9,358 
21,996 
68.5158 
1928. 
Thous. 
58,537 
60,175 
513 
£000 
3,460 
5,240 
5,480 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
19,596 
3,137 
Thous. 
Yds. 
9,001 
21,632 
10.746 
1929. 
(ten 
months). 
Thous. 
19,838 
19,464 
349 
£000 
(a) 
(a) 
(a) 
Thous. 
Doz. 
Pairs. 
(a) 
{@) 
Thous. 
Yds. 
9,845 
(a) 
(a) 
(a) Not available. 
The output of pneumatic tyres and inner tubes for motor vehicles has 
substantially increased, but that of solid tyres has decreased since 1925. 
The output of rubber-proofed fabric for automobiles has remained fairly 
stationary, but fabric for clothing and other purposes has increased largely. 
Rubber soles and heels have increased considerably, rubber belting has 
probably declined somewhat in aggregate value, while rubber hose has 
remained fairly constant.