Barclay Perkins output 1900 - 1955

Just numbers this time. Almost. Something else I've stumbled upon in the archives. The output figures for Barclay Perkins in the 20th century. They make intriguing reading.

Let's take a look at them, shall we?

First, in table form:

Barclay Perkins output (barrels (1900-1955)
Year	output	Year	output	Year	output	Year	output
1900	589,201	1914	582,263	1928	306,300	1942	351,138
1901	573,302	1915	511,870	1929	300,569	1943	360,123
1902	541,822	1916	438,242	1930	394,016	1944	416,336
1903	539,153	1917	426,170	1931	395,779	1945	456,597
1904	534,284	1918	247,089	1932	353,736	1946	485,431
1905	549,634	1919	325,965	1933	312,739	1947	419,310
1906	560,103	1920	464,033	1934	348,267	1948	455,773
1907	555,370	1921	393,045	1935	356,832	1949	367,691
1908	527,716	1922	348,576	1936	378,084	1950	325,382
1909	525,854	1923	293,728	1937	386,700	1951	277,899
1910	500,205	1924	303,676	1938	406,310	1952	262,405
1911	549,841	1925	329,464	1939	404,777	1953	247,891
1912	589,543	1926	317,628	1940	388,114	1954	236,166
1913	587,547	1927	306,682	1941	302,647	1955	228,343
Sources: ACC/2305/1/711/1 in the London Metropolitan Archives The British Brewing Industry, 1830-1980 T. R. Gourvish & R.G. Wilson, pages 610-611

Now in a graph:

That's it. Except to point out that, with the postwar slump in their sales, it's no wonder Barcly perkins sold out to Courage in 1955. And to say that the ups and downs pretty much track the general state of the British brewing industry in the first half of the 20th century.