Some notes on the growth of the Swedish iron and steel consumption 1885–1912

Abstract

This article has two main objects: First, it attempts to demonstrate how economic-historical research can methodically utilize the index-number problem, which appears when data concerning production and consumption within a not completely homogeneous totality are to be added together and combined in time series. Second, it shows that such a methodically restricted investigation based on a single commodity sector can produce also on a more macro-economic plane new aspects on established concepts about the economic-historical development.

The content of the article is included as a part of a larger work in progress on The Swedish Iron and Steel Market 1885–1912. The account concerning definitions and source material is therefore not complete.

The content of the article is included as a part of a larger work in progress on The Swedish Iron and Steel Market 1885–1912. The account concerning definitions and source material is therefore not complete.

Notes

The content of the article is included as a part of a larger work in progress on The Swedish Iron and Steel Market 1885–1912. The account concerning definitions and source material is therefore not complete.