from an Economics Correspondent World shipbuilding output reached a new record for the third year running in 1966, Lloyd's Register's latest Annual Summary shows this week. At 14,307,000 tons, it was 2,100,000 tons more than in 1965. Japan's fantastic growth continued unabated with a 1,300,000 ton increase to 6,700,000 tons: about 47 per cent of total world tonnage. She beat her nearest rival, west Germany, by 5,500,000 tons. Britain, with output static at 1,100,000 tons, fell from third to fourth place, following Germany (1,200,000 tons) and Sweden (1,200,000 tons). Next in order came Norway (537,401 tons), France (442,626 tons), and Italy (442,055 tons). Farther down the scale were Denmark (411,443 tons), Spain (398,056 tons), Poland (387,340 tons), and Yugoslavia (275,657 tons).
The WeekThe Week Vol. 7, No. 8, 23 February 1967
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