BRITISH SHIPPING IN LEADING POSITION
TRADE WITH EMPIRE COUNTRIES (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, September 17. Of British overseas trade during 1936 no less than 92 per cent, of that to and from British countries was carried in British ships and the amount so carried to and from foreign countries was 47 per cent. . The figures are contained in a Blue Book which brings together for the first time information compiled in accordance with new Board of Trade requirements that importers and exporters in Britain must declare the nationality of the ships by which their goods are carried. German shipping provided the largest foreign tonnage—6.s per cent, of that entering and 6.6 per cent, of that cleared. French shipping had 4 per cent, and 6.3 per cent, respectively; Norwegian 5.9 per cent, and 4 per cent.; Dutch 5 per cent, and 4.4 per cent.; and the United States 4.6 per cent, and 3 per cent.
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Southland Times, Issue 23310, 21 September 1937, Page 8
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