Recent trends in world production and trade

The world economy grew in 1966 at a more satisfactory pace than at one stage seemed likely. Many of the sources of stress remained, however, a few were accentuated in the cour,se of the year's developments, and 1967 opened with many countries-including a number of important trading countries-under the influence of imbalances of various kinds. In some, the pressure of demand on domestic resources waS still excessive; in others the external deficit remained embarrassingly large; in some-including many of the developing countries-both forms of disequilibrium threatened.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Climate Action