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Swansea Docks – Trade Figures

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1888

	Tons
Coal & Patent Fuel	1,630,824
Metals & other ores	208,643
Iron, Steel, etc.	437,580
Timber, etc.	91,263
Materials, chemical trade	81,432
Agricultural produce (food)	48,694
Agricultural produce for manufacture	6,922
General Merchandise	102,000
Total Imports & Exports 1888	2,607,358

Imports through Swansea Docks – 1900

	Tons
Iron ore	154,800
Copper & Silver Ores, etc.	192,451
Pig Iron & Castings	126,748
Sulphur Ore, Pyrites, etc.	35,749
Wheat, Barley, etc.	135,281
General Merchandise	100,000
Total Imports 1900	745,029

Exports through Swansea Docks in 1900 included over
2,900,000 tons of Coal, Coke & Patent Fuel

Imports through Swansea Docks – 1910

	Tons
Iron ore	61,936
Copper & Silver Ores, etc.	193,901
Pig Iron & Castings	209,531
Sulphur Ore, Pyrites, etc.	46,605
Timber & Pitwood	171,696
Wheat, Barley, etc.	175,781
General Merchandise	134,502
Total Imports 1910	993,952

Exports through Swansea Docks in 1910 included over
4,200,000 tons of Coal, Coke & Patent Fuel

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1913

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	77,375
Copper & other Ores	108,726
Iron & Steel	252,925
Timber & Deals	80,382
Pitwood & Mining Timber	137,496
Wheat, Barley, etc.	173,627
Oil	13,396
Sulphur Ore, Pyrites, etc.	70,878
General Merchandise	182,194
Total Imports	1,096,999
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	4,530,352
Patent Fuel	924,731
Iron & Steel	95,046
Tinplate	468,229
Grain & Flour	22,779
Oil	4,780
General Merchandise	88,334
Total Exports	6,134,251
Total Imports & Exports 1913	7,231,250

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1936

*Imports*	Tons
Copper & other Ores	64,447
Iron & Steel	134,983
Timber & Deals	34,360
Pitwood & Mining Timber	110,552
Grain & Flour	100,728
Oil	507,938
General Merchandise	123,848
Building Sand	42,979
Ballast	204
Total Imports	1,120,009
*Exports*	Tons
Coal & Coke	3,164,175
Patent Fuel	550
Iron & Steel	143,680
Tinplate	346,262
Cement	1,449
Grain & Flour	14,290
Oil	193,204
General Merchandise	48,681
Total Exports	3,912,791
Total Imports & Exports 1936	5,032,800

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1937

*Imports*	Tons
Copper & other Ores	94,499
Iron & Steel	377,064
Timber & Deals	41,519
Pitwood & Mining Timber	117,683
Grain & Flour	88,761
Oil	521,697
General Merchandise	165,356
Building Sand	44,328
Ballast	95
Total Imports	1,451,002
*Exports*	Tons
Coal & Coke	3,969,465
Patent Fuel	87,035
Iron & Steel	151,739
Tinplate	438,641
Cement	857
Grain & Flour	7,750
Oil	175,628
General Merchandise	71,219
Total Exports	4,902,334
Total Imports & Exports 1937	6,353,336

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1938

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	1,802
Copper & other Ores	77,274
Iron & Steel	112,442
Timber & Deals	25,965
Pitwood & Mining Timber	104,926
Grain & Flour	96,945
Oil	502,768
General Merchandise	132,076
Building Sand	50,180
Ballast	Nil
Total Imports	1,104,738
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	3,759,023
Patent Fuel	22,548
Iron & Steel	81,748
Tinplate	286,915
Cement	759
Grain & Flour	9,225
Oil	194,356
General Merchandise	52,066
Ballast	Nil
Total Exports	4,406,640
Total Imports & Exports 1938	5,511,018

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1939

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	Nil
Copper & other Ores	102,523
Iron & Steel	297,052
Timber & Deals	29,500
Pitwood & Mining Timber	110,232
Grain & Flour	102,643
Oil	513,920
General Merchandise	151,202
Building Sand	41,994
Ballast	2,234
Total Imports	1,351,300
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	3,408,893
Patent Fuel	74,707
Iron & Steel	81,948
Tinplate	273,258
Cement	398
Grain & Flour	11,943
Oil	329,772
General Merchandise	53,768
Ballast	Nil
Total Exports	4,234,687
Total Imports & Exports 1939	5,585,987

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1940

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	11,443
Copper & other Ores	118,274
Iron & Steel	439,410
Timber & Deals	40,290
Pitwood & Mining Timber	69,527
Grain & Flour	92,155
Oil	651,547
General Merchandise	138,136
Building Sand	40,875
Ballast	Nil
Total Imports	1,601,657
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	2,665,195
Patent Fuel	103,333
Iron & Steel	26,352
Tinplate	276,052
Cement	93
Grain & Flour	6,021
Oil	265,536
General Merchandise	85,001
Ballast	Nil
Total Exports	3,427,583
Total Imports & Exports 1940	5,029,240

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1941

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	3,074
Copper & other Ores	100,148
Iron & Steel	238,220
Timber & Deals	15,330
Pitwood & Mining Timber	10,060
Grain & Flour	74,305
Oil	989,742
General Merchandise	150,056
Building Sand	52,304
Ballast	745
Total Imports	1,633,984
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	1,248,610
Patent Fuel	123,432
Iron & Steel	22,458
Tinplate	130,165
Cement	1,105
Grain & Flour	6,645
Oil	364,089
General Merchandise	167,097
Ballast	Nil
Total Exports	2,063,601
Total Imports & Exports 1941	3,697,585

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1942

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	3,979
Copper & other Ores	55,711
Iron & Steel	113,303
Timber & Deals	9,377
Pitwood & Mining Timber	5,472
Grain & Flour	67,357
Oil	841,251
General Merchandise	339,570
Building Sand	49515
Ballast	3,831
Total Imports	1,489,366
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	1,210,848
Patent Fuel	99,721
Iron & Steel	10,016
Tinplate	46,875
Cement	1,119
Grain & Flour	2,392
Oil	491,391
General Merchandise	281,602
Ballast	Nil
Total Exports	2,144,504
Total Imports & Exports 1942	3,633,870

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1943

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	5,249
Copper & other Ores	54,789
Iron & Steel	97,965
Timber & Deals	12,115
Pitwood & Mining Timber	756
Grain & Flour	54,387
Oil	1,121,911
General Merchandise	533,487
Building Sand	45,854
Ballast	18,070
Total Imports	1,994,583
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	1,090,058
Patent Fuel	74,031
Iron & Steel	12,631
Tinplate	22,607
Cement	Nil
Grain & Flour	5,079
Oil	336,862
General Merchandise	240,648
Ballast	11,985
Total Exports	1,793,901
Total Imports & Exports 1943	3,738,484

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1944

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	Nil
Copper & other Ores	104,477
Iron & Steel	64,850
Timber & Deals	24,003
Pitwood & Mining Timber	586
Grain & Flour	51,016
Oil	1,533,345
General Merchandise	635,656
Building Sand	60,172
Ballast	10,189
Total Imports	2,484,294
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	612,382
Patent Fuel	98,967
Iron & Steel	9,701
Tinplate	33,966
Cement	205
Grain & Flour	1,311
Oil	967,046
General Merchandise	294,420
Ballast	175,645
Total Exports	2,193,643
Total Imports & Exports 1944	4,677,937

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1945

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	Nil
Copper & other Ores	83,685
Iron & Steel	31,068
Timber & Deals	36,870
Pitwood & Mining Timber	2,251
Grain & Flour	57,603
Oil	673,739
General Merchandise	277,929
Building Sand	56,595
Ballast	8,316
Total Imports	1,228,056
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	758,549
Patent Fuel	115,556
Iron & Steel	34,072
Tinplate	21,088
Cement	7,438
Grain & Flour	3,797
Oil	405,225
General Merchandise	347,593
Ballast	204,898
Total Exports	1,898,216
Total Imports & Exports 1945	3,126,272

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1946

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	Nil
Copper & other Ores	61,514
Iron & Steel	20,396
Timber & Deals	7,180
Pitwood & Mining Timber	31,967
Grain & Flour	38,333
Oil	618,379
General Merchandise	93,092
Building Sand	63,135
Ballast	3,597
Total Imports	937,593
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	1,010,495
Patent Fuel	130,218
Iron & Steel	73,413
Tinplate	43,337
Cement	5,037
Grain & Flour	355
Oil	137,910
General Merchandise	141,187
Ballast	108,448
Total Exports	1,650,400
Total Imports & Exports 1946	2,587,993

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1947

*Imports*	Tons
Iron Ore	Nil
Copper & other Ores	87,398
Iron & Steel	20,889
Timber & Deals	47,341
Pitwood & Mining Timber	56,635
Grain & Flour	51,725
Oil	544,413
General Merchandise	183,991
Building Sand	84,290
Ballast	748
Total Imports	1,077,430
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	481,510
Patent Fuel	75,693
Iron & Steel	56,190
Tinplate	63,170
Cement	2,004
Grain & Flour	1,620
Oil	316,548
General Merchandise	98,765
Ballast	39,353
Total Exports	1,134,853
Total Imports & Exports 1947	2,212,283

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1952

*Imports*	Tons
Iron & Steel	525,435
Ores	114,548
Timber & Deals	12,804
Pitwood & Mining Timber	47,605
Grain & Flour	63,594
Other Foodstuffs	54,115
Oil & Spirit	4,531,981
Building & Road-making Materials	256,474
Chemicals & Fertilisers	4,458
General Cargo	76,019
Total Imports	5,687,033
*Exports*
Coal & Coke	1,664,057
Patent Fuel	241,778
Iron & Steel	97,310
Tinplate	191,598
Chemicals & Fertilisers	7,604
Grain, Flour & Other Foodstuffs	22,311
Oil & Spirit	3,684,143
Machinery, Vehicles & Vehicle Parts	7,102
General Cargo	41,645
Total Exports	5,957,548
Total Imports & Exports 1952	11,644,581

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1963

*Imports*	Tons
Non-ferrous Ores	167,000
Iron & Steel	33,000
Timber	38,000
Petroleum	1,194,000
Sand & Gravel	304,000
Miscellaneous	110,000
Total Imports	1,846,000

*Exports*
Coal	2,227,000
Iron & Steel	476,000
Petroleum	2,720,000
Miscellaneous	99,000
Total Exports	5,522,000

Total Imports & Exports 1963	7,368,000

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1970

*Imports*	Tons
Non-ferrous Ores	127,861
Iron & Steel	167,737
Timber	9,052
Petroleum	537,800
Sand & Gravel	333,125
Machinery, vehicles & metal goods	3,989
Other manufactured goods	83,831
Foodstuffs	15,349
Miscellaneous	35,466
Total Imports	1,314,210

*Exports*
Coal	1,370,541
Iron & Steel	376,079
Petroleum	4,832,935
Bunker fuel	46,136
Metal manufactures	29,322
Machinery & vehicles	12,333
Miscellaneous	60,557
Total Exports	6,727,903

Total Imports & Exports 1970	8,042,113

Imports & Exports through Swansea Docks – 1985

*Imports*	Tonnes
Petroleum	872,000
Petro-chemicals	259,000
Sand & Gravel	286,000
Aluminium	49,000
Miscellaneous	7,000
Total Imports	1,473,000

*Exports*
Coal	425,000
Iron & Steel	131,000
Petroleum	2,625,000
Petro-chemicals	551,000
Miscellaneous	30,000
Total Exports	3,762,000

Total Imports & Exports 1985	5,235,000