In the six years after the Second World War (which ended in 1945), industrial output across Western Europe grew exponentially. In 1947, neutral countries such as Sweden and Spain were already recording significantly larger industrial outputs than before the war, although countries that had been devastated by the war, such as Austria, France, and Italy, took slightly longer.
By 1951, at the beginning of what is known as Western Europe's "Golden Age", output was over seventy percent higher than it's pre-war level in a number countries. This was true for both agriculture-based countries, such as Ireland and Italy, as well as the heavily-industrialized countries of Belgium and the United Kingdom.
Post-WWII industrial production in Western European countries between 1947 and 1951
(as a share of 1937-8's annual output)
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Routledge. (April 15, 1993). Post-WWII industrial production in Western European countries between 1947 and 1951 (as a share of 1937-8's annual output) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524305/industrial-output-post-war-western-europe/
Routledge. "Post-WWII industrial production in Western European countries between 1947 and 1951 (as a share of 1937-8's annual output)." Chart. April 15, 1993. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524305/industrial-output-post-war-western-europe/
Routledge. (1993). Post-WWII industrial production in Western European countries between 1947 and 1951 (as a share of 1937-8's annual output). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524305/industrial-output-post-war-western-europe/
Routledge. "Post-wwii Industrial Production in Western European Countries between 1947 and 1951 (as a Share of 1937-8's Annual Output)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 1993, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524305/industrial-output-post-war-western-europe/
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