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XII. SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION OF SWEDEN.
Table 142. Vessels entered from and cleared for foreign countries.
Swedish vessels and foreign.
Average for the years Swedish. Foreign. Thousands of tons.
VWMIS. Tonnage. Veaaela. Tonnage. Steam Teasels. Sailing t well. ! 1
Swedish. Foreign. Swedish. Fortif^
1876/80......................19,566 2,271,437 23,826 4,156,896 1,056 1,545 1,216 2,611 ’
1881/85......................25,953 3,036,018 27,840 5,395,017 1,726 3,027 1,311 ; 2,368 j
1886/90......................25,149 3,454,269 30,503 6,414,547 2,206 4,616 1,248 1,799
1891/95......................28,623 4,011,511 31,103 7,890,446 2,678 6,316 1,334 L574
1896/00......................34,860 5,805,671 33,459 9,770,045 4,356 8,471 1,450 1,299 1
In 1898....................35,525 5,719,400 33,798 9,653,691 4,232 8,375 I 1,488 1,278
» 1899....................35,044 6.271,039 33,456 10,113,708 4,838 8,960 , 1,433 ! 1454
» 1900....................39,001 7,118,613 33,561 10,004,513 5,565 8,697 I 1,553 i 1,308
» 1901....................39,173 7,576,867 30,703 8,989,832 6,134 7,857 1,443 1 1,133 j
As to nationality the shipping was divided in the way shown in
Tables 142—144. On an average, for the years 1876/80, vessels with a
tonnage of altogether 2’27 million tons flew the Swedish flag. In 1901,
the figure had grown to 7 6 8 million tons. The tonnage of foreign
vessels has during the same time grown from 4-i 6 million to 8-99 million
tons. In per cent of the sum total, the Swedish vessels comprised
during the first mentioned period 35 per cent, and in 1901 about 46
per cent, thus a remarkable amelioration.
Of foreign vessels, the Danish ones are especially conspicuous through
an enormous increase in number and tonnage. In 1870, only 6 per cent
of Swedish maritime trade was effected by Danish vessels whereas, in
1901, 19 per cent. These figures bear witness of deplorable omissions
concerning the guarding of our maritime interests in Öresund.
Of other foreign vessels, the Norwegian show a strong declination.
In 1870, no less than 34 % of our foreign maritime communication was
kept up by them but, in 1901, only 10 ji. On the contrary, the share of
the German vessels has during the same time increased from 3 V»
10 per cent. Concerning the English vessels, great fluctuations appear.
In 1870, 14 % of our foreign shipping was kept up by them, in 1880
about the same, but in 1890 more than 20 In 1901, their share had
again gone down to 9 %■
To what extent our import and export are mediated by Swedish
vessels or by foreign ones, is shown from another point of view by
those commercial statistics which effect the said distribution with regard
to the value of the exchange of commodities. The results are shown
for a certain length of time in Table 146, page 949. Evidently the
share is here considerably higher for the Swedish vessels than it was
in the calculation referring to the tonnage, from which we conclude
that principally voluminous goods (timber, ore, mineral coal)Jare
transported by foreign vessels.
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