Appendix IX
Tonnage Constructed by Allied and Neutral Nations Since August, 1914
Construction of merchant shipping is shown in the following table, which gives tonnage completed since the beginning of the war for the United Kingdom, United States, and for other Allied and Neutral Nations.
| Period. | United Kingdom. Gross tons. | United States. Gross tons. | Other Allied and Neutral. Gross tons. | World Total. Gross tons. |
| 1914 | 675,610 | 120,000[1] | 217,310 | 1,012,920 |
| 1915 | 650,919 | 225,122 | 325,959 | 1,202,000 |
| 1916 | 541,552 | 325,413 | 821,036 | 1,688,000 |
| 1917 | 1,163,474 | 1,034,296 | 505,585 | 2,703,355 |
| 1918 1st quarter | 320,280 | 328,541 | 220,496 | 869,317 |
| 2nd quarter | 442,966 | 559,939 | 240,369 | 1,243,274 |
| 3rd quarter | 411,395 | 834,250 | 232,127 | 1,477,772 |
| October | 136,100 | 357,532[1] | 50,000 | 543,632 |
| 1918 (10 months) | 1,310,741 | 2,080,262 | 742,992 | 4,133,995 |
| [1] Estimated. | ||||