Trading places

August 24, 2010 by Jules

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This Economist chart below illustrates rather strikingly the evolution of world trade in the past 20+ years.

 

  • From western world centric exchanges to truly global supply chains
  • The explosion in global trading
  • The rise of Asia and especially China
  • Read it all in one neat table below.

 

 

Maybe shipping isn't such a bad industry to be in after all !