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SWEDEN

chief articles of import and export in the trade of the United Kingdom and Sweden for 2 years : —

Imports

1918

Wood and timber Iron, pig and puddled

,, bar. Steel ingots, &c. Matches Iron ore

Packing paper. Wood pulp.

£

11,888,926

1,490,908

745,355

4<.)9,905

62,992

815,321

673,730

4,318,870

1919

£

16,855,559 749,468 441,496 426,565 561,201 437.371 1,822,034 7,922,199

Exports

Coal ....

Chemicals

Cotton manufactures

Machinery

Woollens.

Iron manufactures.

Oil cloth.

Tin.

1918

£

2,052,680

12,071 44,355 24,717 61,782 57,464 7,766 774

1919

£

6,528,334 400,640

3,617,515 420,767

3,745,264 S99.220 570,999 196,6$0

Total trade between Sweden 5 years (Board of Trade returns) :-

and U.K. (in thousands

of pounds) for

--

1916 1 1917

1918

1919

1926

Imports from Sweden to U.K Exports to Sweden from U.K..

20,605 1 14,939 6,573 | 3,074

22,524 2,619

35,583

24.4S3

50,371

if,ssd

Shipping and Navigation.

The Swedish mercantile marine engaged both in the home and foreign trade on January 1, 1919, was as follows : —

January 1, 1919

Sailing i Steam and Motor j Total

No.

Gross Tonnage

No.

Gross x Tonnage

Gross Tonnage

20-500 tons 500-1,000 „ ... 1,000-2,000 „ ... Above 2,000 tons

1,268 12 10 5

108,747 8,730 13,212 10,707

797 119 216 106

131,605 2,065

S;i,014 i 131

311,687 ' 226

807,964 111

91,744 824,899 87«,«61

Total Jan. 1, 1919.

1,295

141,396

1,238

894,260 2,533

The port of Gbteborg had the largest shipping in the beginning of 1919 — namely, 354 vessels of 395,958 tons ; and next to it came Stockholm, possessing 402 vessels of a total burthen of 267,959 tons.

Vessels entered from and cleared for foreign countries, with cargoes and in ballast, in 1918, as follows : —

1918

With Cargoes

In Ballast

Total

No.

Net Tonnage

2,346,928 2,742,51)1

No.

Net Tonnage

586,544

2,339,097

No.

Net Tonnage

Entered : Swedish .... Foreign ....

4,433

7,938

4,109

4,435

8,542 12,373

8.58S 12,305

2,SS3,472

..,nM,6S-s

Total entered Cleared : Swedish .... Foreign ....

12,371 9,463

6,089,519

2,541,112 4,593,829

8,544

1,211

2.S42

4,058

402,714 503,488

906,202

7,905,160

•'.9 11,1 -.v. 5,097,817

Total eleared

16,790

7,135,211

20,843

8,041,448

Total entered * cleared 1918

29,161

12,224,700 12,597

3,781,843

41,758

16,006,630