Italian iron and steel output (in million tons)
Source A	Iron			Steel
	1918	1930	1940	1918	1930	1940
Italy	0.3.	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.0
Belgium	-	3.4	1.8	-	3.4	1.9
Germany	11.9	9.7	13.9	15.0	11.5	19.0
USA	39.7	32.3	43.0	45.2	41.4	60.8

With reference to the origin and purpose, assess the value and limitations of Source A for a historian studying Italian economy during fascism.

Source A is a table taken from the book ¨Modern World History¨ written by Norman Lowe (Page 295) with the purpose of showing the small Italian progress in production of iron and steel from 1918 to 1940, we can also see that USA and Germany started on 1918 with millions of tons of production and decreased a little bit because of the crisis and then increased again; on the other hand, Italy shows a constant increase in production but we can see that it’s a small producer of iron and steel according to the figures in the Source. This source can be important for a historian because it shows Italian information about iron and steel production at three different moments between 1918 and 1940 and at the same time it’s being compared with three other countries such as USA, Germany and Belgium. However, it can be said that this Source can’t be used by a historian because it doesn't show the measures and method that each country uses to accomplish those tons of production and it isn't an original document so it can be biased.