asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the causes of the delay in publishing the monthly trades statistics for the months of October, November and December, 1946.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Publication of Trade Statistics.
The monthly trade statistics for October, 1946, have been published; the statistics for November are with the printers and should be published early next month. The delay in the compilation and publication of these monthly statements was due to a big increase in work in the branch which undertakes the preparation of the statistics.