The following tables are based on a .pdf document called "Production Overview", http://www.anno1503.de/english/home/show_news.php4?id=353&caller=archive , with several adjustments made to reflect inaccuracies in those tables. Cost data is based on that contained in the Building and Industry Data appendix. "Consumption" is the consumption in tons of raw materials per ton end product. "Production Time" is the time per ton of end product, in seconds. "Cost per unit" was erroneously labelled "Cost per Minute" in the original. "Base price" is the "internal game base price in gold per ton". Hakea notes: "It is for the Price we get, but the basic Stall items get modifiers applied. Things like Spice have three levels (0,5,10) plus additional bonuses depending on where your main island is. For example, Spice fetches a bit more on North Islands (two +5 bonuses), etc." All times are based on normal game speed.

Kay Bennemann writes: "To give you an example of how to read the data [for a Bakery]: the value 0.98 means that the Bakery consumes 0.98 tons of raw material (flour) to produce 1 ton of bread. The 'production time'-value represents the time (in seconds) needed to produce 1 ton of the final good. The bakery consumes 0.98 tons of raw material to produce 1 ton of bread, which takes 10 seconds." Narcissus X queries: "If I understand correctly then, a Sheep Farm will consume 15.29 tons of grass to produce 1 ton of wool in 45 seconds." Kay replies: "As far as I understand it - yes. Sheep consume LOTS of grass."

Kay provides a translation of parts of the original method: "To measure productivity a statistic continually keeps track of the amount of goods produced by the workshop in question over the last five to ten minutes. The mean value is then calculated and taken for the average amount of goods produced per minute. This amount is then compared to a value set by the programmers. The following rule applies whenever productivity lies under this value, e.g. the mean value is lower than the reference value: Effectiveness = Mean Value / Reference Value; otherwise: Effectiveness = 100%. This method's limitations are best shown using the hunter, whose reference value lies at 0.6 units of food per minute. Hunters well supplied with game can also produce 1.5 - 2 units or more of food per minute. This would represent an effectiveness of 250 - 333%, yet 100% is all that is shown. On the other hand, some workshops, such as tobacco plantations, can never reach 100% as their reference values are set just a tiny bit higher than the best possible productivity value. This therefore means that the productivity display is not particularly expressive in the 90 to 100% range. In the end, these values mean nothing more than that the workshop is producing approximately as much as the game designers expected it to. However, if productivity lies markedly under this value there is obviously a problem which you should do something about."

A test environment was created where other factors affecting the balance sheet were removed (sales to population, new construction, etc). Production times were related to the time taken for operating costs to be deducted. This method discounts the differences created by playing at different game speeds. This has one limitation: "The measurement of time in terms of balance period doesn't work for game stands with very small balance amounts (less than 50 pieces of gold). Since operating costs are deducted in many small steps rounding errors may occur in the players favor, resulting in less gold actually being deducted from the players account than theoretically required. In as much as these rounding errors (on the order of around 10 pieces of gold) themselves fall into the realm of very small balances this can result in misinterpretations."

"Although using more workshops increases the universality of the results, it doesn't do anything towards reducing errors in measurement, which increase with each new workshop added. When testing agricultural workshops (farms, etc.) it is especially important to make sure that the test phase runs significantly longer than the re-growth period of the produce in question. This is the only way to take variations in harvest yields into account in the mean values." Tests were typically run until 50-100 units had been produced by a workshop, after which a comparison of starting and finishing balance and stock were made.

Industry Consumption and Production
Farm/Industry Raw Material Consumption Production Time Raw Material T/min Raw Material Cost/min Product Maximum Output 100% Production T/min Cost/unit Base Price
Armorer Leather 0.94 40 1.41 30.75 Armor 1.35 1.5 59.69 65
Iron [3] 0.94 40 1.41 28.8
Bakery Flour 0.98 10 5.86 67.01 Food 6 6 13.67 45
Bow Maker Wood 0.94 30 1.68 8.42 Bows 1.8 2 34.97 60
Rope 0.47 30 0.94 31.51
Bow Maker Wood 0.94 30 1.68 8.42 Crossbow 1.8 2 34.97 80
Rope 0.47 30 0.94 31.51
Brewery Hops ? ? Alcohol 2 2 26.07 50
Butcher's Shop Cattle 1.33 20 3.98 25.99 Food 3 3 16 45
Cattle Farm Field 5.86 25 13.48 Cattle 2 2.3 6.52 15
Charcoal Burner Wood 0.78 10 4.69 23.44 Charcoal 6 6 5.91 9
Cotton Plantatn Cotton Fld 5.86 30 Cotton 2 2.1 9.52 21
Distillery Sugar 1.88 30 3.75 34.09 Alcohol 2 2 27.05 50
Dye Works Silk 1.09 20 3.28 76.56 Silk Cth 3 3 50.15 85
Indigo Tree 0.47 20 1.41 33.89
Fisherman Fish 4.04 15 3.23 Food 0.85 0.8 25 45
Forester's Hut Forest 2.25 18 Wood 2.05 2.4 5 8
Gem Mine 30 Gems 2 2 40 52
Gold Mine 30 Gold 2 2 25 50
Goldsmith Gold 0.94 30 1.88 46.66 Jewelry 2 2 80.94 190
Gems 0.94 30 1.88 75
Grain Farm Grain Field 2.19 7 4.2 Grain 1.8 1.92 5.21 12
Gunsmith Wood 1.48 20 4.15 20.76 Muskets 2.6 3 36.12 90
Iron [3] 0.94 20 2.81 57.59
Gunsmith Wood 1.48 20 4.15 20.76 Cannon 2.6 3 36.12 110
Iron [3] 0.94 20 2.81 57.59
Hemp Plantation Hemp Field 3.4 30 Hemp 1 2.08 8.65 32
Hop Farm Hop Field 4.45 30 Hops 2 2.1 8.57 19
Hunt Lodge [5] Wild Game 1.34 6 2.74 Food 0.6 2.05 9.76 45
Hunt Lodge [5] Wild Game 1.34 10 2.74 Hides 0.6 2.05 9.76 41
Indigo Plantatn Indigo Tree 6.4 39 Dyes 1.5 1.66 24.1 36
Large Ore Mine ~7 Ore 9 8.97 7.24 15
Large Ore Sm Ore 1.05 ~8 8.44 61.13 Iron 8 8 20.48 45
Charcoal 0.59 ~8 4.69 27.69
Marble Stonemas Raw Marble 1.03 12 Marble 1.8 1.5 12 22
Medic Herb Plnt Med Herb Fd 1.37 5 Med Herb 2 3.05 4.92 30
Mill Grain 1.17 20 3.52 18.31 Flour 3 3 11.44 24
Ore Mine Ore 5 5 8 15
Ore Smelter Ore 1.23 15 4.92 39.38 Iron 4 4 23.65 45
Wood 0.76 15 3.05 15.23
Ropemaker [4] Hemp 2.34 50 2.81 24.34 Rope 1.2 1.2 33.62 99
Salt Mine 10 RockSalt 6 6 4.17 8
Salt Works Rock Salt 1.02 10 6.09 25.39 Salt 6 6 9.23 30
Sheep Farm Grass 15.29 45 Wool 1.1 1.4 7.14 21
Silk Plantation Silk Field 6.86 39 Silk 1.5 1.5 23.33 33
Small Farm Field 13.67 70 9.84 Food 0.7 0.72 27.78 45
Small Farm Potatoes 10 20 Alcohol 0.56 0.55 36.36 50
Small Weapon Sm Iron [3] 0.59 30 1.41 24 Swords 1.8 2 32 65
Smith [2] Iron 0.88 28 1.88 44.35 Tools 2 2.14 33.46 60
Wood 0.22 28 0.47 2.34
Smith [3] Iron 0.88 28 1.88 38.39 Tools 2 2.14 30.68 60
Wood 0.22 28 0.47 2.34
Spice Plantatn Spice Field 6.09 40 Spices 1.4 1.4 28.57 60
Stonemason Raw Stone 0.49 6 Bricks 3 3.3 5.45 12
Sugarcane Plant Sugcane Fld 4.8 30 Sugar 2 1.98 9.09 22
Tailor [1] Cloth 0.94 20 2.81 63.7 Clothes 3 3 32.77 130
Furs 0.23 20 0.7 4.61
Tannery Hides 1.69 36 2.81 27.44 Leather 1.5 1.67 21.86 70
Tobacco Factory Tobacco 1.99 30 3.98 62.91 Tob Pdts 2 2 39.46 75
Tobacco Plantat Tobacco Fld 4.81 30 Tobacco 2 1.9 15.79 25
Trapper [5] 0.1 10 Furs 1 3.05 6.56 30
Weapon Smith Wood 0.94 40 1.26 6.28 Axes 1.34 1.5 46.72 63
Iron [3] 0.94 40 1.41 28.8
Weapon Smith Wood 0.94 40 1.26 6.32 Lances 1.34 1.5 46.74 60
Iron [3] 0.94 40 1.41 28.8
Weaver's Hut Wool 1.85 43 2.58 18.42 Cloth 1.4 1.4 23.95 65
Weaver's Hut Cotton 1.85 43 2.58 24.55 Cloth 1.4 1.4 28.35 65
Weaving Mill Wool 1.33 20 3.98 28.46 Cloth 3 3 19.49 65
Weaving Mill Cotton 1.33 20 3.98 37.94 Cloth 3 3 22.65 65
Whaler Whales 0.94 10 Whale Bl 6 6 3.33 13
Whale Oil Facty Whale Blubr 0.94 20 2.81 9.38 Lamp Oil 3 3 9.79 85
Winery Vineyard 5.94 39 Wine 1.5 1.6 28.13 70

Notes:

  1. Figures assume use of Cotton Production.
  2. Figures assume use of Small Iron Works.
  3. Figures assume use of Large Iron Works.
  4. Assumes 3 Hemp Plantations to 2 Ropemakers.
  5. Output variable. Depends how far hunter needs to go to find wild animal.

The second table shows land and workforce requirements for primary industries (farms, plantations, mines). Growth per second is the time from harvest until a new crop is available. "No. Fields" is the number of fields that can be placed within the farm's service area; "Max Effec Field" is the maximum number of fields that are used. "Max Trnspt" is the maximum weight each worker can carry, in tons. "Time" is the time needed to harvest one field, in seconds. "Workers" more accurately means figures, so a worker on a cattle farm is actually the cow figure. On most farms these figures are humans.

Requirements for Primary Industries
Farm Field Type Growth/s Number of Field Maximum Effective Fields Workers Maximum Transport Time
Cattle Farm Meadow 204 52 45.8 3 2 7
Cotton Plantation Cotton 270 52 52 2 3 6
Fisherman 1 3 11
Forester's Hut Forest 480 84 43.2 2 1 4
Grain Farm Grain 310 36 21.7 1 3 9
Hemp Plantation Hemp 330 52 38.9 2 3 11
Hop Farm Hops 310 52 48.3 2 3 9
Hunting Lodge 1 1 4
Indigo Plantation Indigo Tr 300 52 52 2 3 7
Marble Stonemason Marble Qy 20 1 1 1 1 10
Medicin Herb Plant Med Herbs 300 34 20.85 1 3 8
Sheep Farm Meadow 204 88 72.8 5 3 9
Silk Plantation Silk 300 52 52 2 3 6
Small Farm Meadow 204 34 33.5 3 3 11
Small Farm Potato 272 34 24.9 1 3 7
Spice Plantation Spice 330 49 46.9 2 3 8
Stonemason Quarry 20 1 1 1 1 10
Sugarcane Plantatn Sugarcane 330 52 52.3 2 1 6
Tobacco Plantation Tobacco 330 52 50.2 2 3 11
Trapper 1 1 4
Whaler 1 20 0.5
Winery Vines 330 49 49 2 3 7

The final table in this series shows the number of people each industry can support. In most cases, these values assume 'combines'. Combines attempt to balance the provision of industries in a way that tends to make them operate efficiently. Usually they provide 1 processing building per 2 raw material suppliers. For example, a Cattle Combine, is 2 Cattle Farms and a Butcher, because a Butcher processes Cattle into Food at about twice the speed that one Cattle Farm produces Cattle. Suggested combines are:

Aristocrats are widely considered not to require Cloth, just Clothing. The original table included Cloth figures for Aristocrats (215 per Sheep/Weaver Hut Combine, and 462 per Weaving Mill Combine).

Population Supported by Industry
Product/Industry Pioneers Settlers Citizens Merchants Aristocrats
Alcohol
Small Farm (100% Potatoes) 138 110 110 138
Hop Combine 500 400 400 500
Sugarcane Combine 500 400 400 500
Cloth
Sheep/Weaver Hut Combine 349 279 279 465
Sheep/Weaving Mill Combine 750 600 600 1000
Cotton/Weaving Mill Combine 750 600 600 1000
Clothes
Clothing Combine 1716
Tailor's Shop 429
Food
Hunting Lodge 205 228 228 228 228
Fisherman 80 89 89 89 89
Small Farm (100% Food) 72 80 80 80 80
Cattle Combine 300 333 333 333 333
Grain Combine 600 667 667 667 667
Jewelry
Jewelry Combine 667
Lamp Oil
Whale Combine 3000 3000
Whale Oil Factory 1500 1500
Leather
Tannery 417 556
Salt
Salt Combine 3000 3000 2400 2400
Silk
Silk Combine 750 500
Spices
Spice Plantation 350 350 350
Tobacco
Tobacco Combine 500 500 500
Wine
Winery 320

Stratgan analysed food production using the figures in the tables above:

Food Production Analaysis
Farm/Combination Cost T/min Cost/T/Min
Hunting Lodge 20 2.05 9.76
Fisherman 20 0.8 25
Small Farm 20 0.72 27.78
Cattle Farm(2) 15 - -
Butcher(1) 22 3 -
Combo 52 3 17.3
Grain Farm(4)+ 10 - -
Windmill(2)+ 16 - -
Bakery(1) 15 6 -
Combo 87 6 14.5

Notes: "You will notice that the cost/minute of the .pdf file is not the same as mine for some items. These are the butchers/windmill/bakery costs. From what I have gathered, they include the price of raw materials in their base cost/minute, which 'could' be sold on the market instead, which considerably raises the price tag. I have factored that out of my equations, using only operational cost/tons produced. That should help explain the discrepancies."

Cattle/Grain Comparison
Farm/Combination Cost T/min Cost/T/Min
Cattle Farm(9) + Butcher(5) 179 15 11.9
Grain Farm(11) + Windmill(6) + Bakery(3) 251 18 13.9

Notes on Optimal Combos: "As per the production table .pdf files, I have calculated different combo's to maximise efficiency. Since cattle farms produce 2.3 cattle per farm, and butchers eat 3.98 cattle per shop, with the standard ration, you basically produce 4.6 cattle, and the butcher eats 3.98 of them. The leftovers are put in the warehouse. Instead, using those values, make 9 cattle farms (20.7 cattle/minute), and 5 butcher shops (eats 19.9 cattle/minute), thus, you save 1 cattle farm's worth of operational cost, hence the much lower cost of this combo, while still putting in 0.8 cattle/minute in your stock. For grain, its the same. Using the .pdf file as a reference, I put 11 grain farms x 1.92 grain = 21.12 grain/minute, 6x windmills x 3.52 grain consumption/minute = 21.12 (exact amount needed). Because the conversion ratio of a bakery is nearly the same as the output of a pair of windmills (5.86 consumption for the bakery, vs 6 tons of production from 2 windmills), I use 3x bakery x 5.86 = 17.58 grain/minute consumed, with .42 t/grain/minute going in reserves."

Stratgan continues: "It is important to compare another factor when deciding on which food chain to produce... space, or 'fields' used. The following table list how many field each food production chain uses, and their averages (I had to manually count all the squares for each type of building... took a while):

Combo Field Comparison
Farm/Combination Fields Production #Fields/Ton
Fisherman 9 0.8 11.3
Hunting Lodge 221 2.05 107.8
Small Farm 45 0.72 62.5
Cattle Combo I 131 3 43.7
Cattle Combo II 594 15 39.6
Grain Combo I 207 6 34.5
Grain Combo II 576 18 32

Note: "The fishermen take only 9 spaces on the mainland, their fields being water! Thus, although they are incredibly expensive to maintain for their production, they can be a life saver when you have limited space on an island. The Cattle combo II is the best cost wise, but it takes up more fields than the grain combo. This can be especially important when strapped for space on a small island."