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| | | | | |
| | Cwts. | Cwts. | Cwts. | L |
| 1801 | 509,980 | 482,140 | 26,790 | 21 |
| 1811 | 678,570 | 651,780 | 26,790 | 21 |
| 1821 | 875,000 | 839,290 | 35,710 | 28 |
| 1831 | 1,098,210 | 955,360 | 142,850 | 28 |
| 1841 | 1,776,790 | 1,517,860 | 258,930 | 14 |
| 1851 | 1,937,500 | 1,741,070 | 196,430 | 14 |
|_______|_______________|___________|___________|_______________|

Since the repeal of the soap duty, the revenue from which had reached
about L1,000,000 per annum, no accurate means of gauging the production
exists, but it is estimated that it has nearly quadrupled during the
last fifty-five years, being now some 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 cwt. per
annum.

The number of soap manufacturers in the United Kingdom is nearly 300,
and the amount of capital invested in the industry is roughly estimated
to approach L20,000,000 sterling.

Official figures are still available for the amount and value of soap
annually imported and exported to and from the United Kingdom, the
returns for the last eight years being:--

_Imports._
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| | | | |
| | Household. | Toilet. | Total.[13] |
| |_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|
| Year. | | | | | | |
| | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value |
|_______|___________|_________|___________|_________|___________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| | Cwts. | L | Cwts. | L | Cwts. | L |
| 1900 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 191,233 | 244,345 |
| 1901 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 302,555 | 315,026 |
| 1902 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 361,851 | 429,300 |
| 1903 | 273,542 | 284,376 | 25,749 | 98,032 | 462,959 | 499,407 |
| 1904 | 254,425 | 268,408 | 17,962 | 81,162 | 383,122 | 438,966 |
| 1905 | 274,238 | 279,044 | 19,631 | 98,507 | 473,067 | 500,430 |
| 1906 | 309,975 | 311,114 | 18,554 | 101,243 |