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Originally Posted by Osem
Don't be surprised if all the pro EU sources of that sort of information are down for routine maintenance until July...  |
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Originally Posted by Chris
Ah yes, the Rotterdam effect.
IIRC someone estimated it inflated the EU export figure by around 10 percentage points. Must see if I can dig out a linky.
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There is a article here about trade:
https://fullfact.org/europe/do-half-...rts-go-europe/
It's not unique to Rotterdam, other ports would have the same effect. It does inflate the trade into the EU but it actually could also effect imports from the EU as well:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.g...m-effect-.html