INTRODUCTORY TABLES
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TPIE WORLDS SHIPBUILDING. The 'World's Shipbuilding in recent years has been as follows : —
United Kingdom.
Other Countries.
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Year.
Total.
Gross Tons.
Gross Tons.
Gross Tons.
1006
1,828,343
1,091,420
2,919,763
1907
1,607,890
1,170,198
2,778,088
1908
929,669
903,619
1,833,288
1909
991,066
610,991
1,602,057
1910
1,143,169
814,684
1,957,853
1911
1,803,844
846,296
2,650,140
1912
1,738,514
1,163,255
2,901,769
THE WORLD'S COTTON SPINDLES.
The numbers of Cotton Spindles working in the undermentioned countries in 1910, 1911 and 1912, were as follows :—
Country
Number of spindles working on March 1
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Russia .
France
India .
Austria-Hungary
Italy .
Japan .
Spain .
Switzerland .
Belgium
Canada .
Sweden
Portugal
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Other Countries
1910
53,730,000
28,000,000
10,058,000
8,200,000
7,033,000
6,053,000
4,557,000
4,150,000
1,955,000
1,900,000
1,497,000
1,313,000
855,000
470,000
476,000
421,000
78,000
75,000
2,600,000
1911
53,859,000
28,500,000
10,300,000
8,600,000
7,200,000
6,196,000
4,686,000
4.215,000
2,095,000
1 853,000
1.4S5.000
1,322,000
855,000
530,000
476,000
465,000
83,000
76,000
2,800,000
1912
55,165,000
29,523,000
10,599,000
8,800,000
7,400,000
6,300,000
4,718,000
4,622,000
2,177,000
1,853,000
1,407,000
1,372,000
855,000
530,000
480,000
454,000
83,000
75,000
2,900,000
Total.
133,421,000
135,597,000
139,313,000
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