Other parts of Britain began to recover as domestic demand for consumer products picked up .
Unemployment in the South Wales Valleys continued to rise : the jobless rate in Merthyr reached 47.5 per cent in June 1935 .
Other parts of Britain began to recover as domestic demand for consumer products picked up , but unemployment in the South Wales Valleys continued to rise : the jobless rate in Merthyr reached 47.5 per cent in June 1935 .