Industrial Revolution and British Overseas Trade, 1784-1856

Topics:

  • Name International trade

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Notes:

In a continuation of two early 'Economic History Review' articles [qv] covering 1660-1774, provides statistics of imports, exports and re-exports by country and commodity for the period to 1856 along with a methodology for adjusting contemporary customs valuations in order to make them more meaningful. Comments generally on trends and on the interrelationship of overseas trade with industrial revolution