World Freight Rates to and from the UK, 1800-2016

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database outlines changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016. This dataset, created by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito, specifically contains world freight rates to and from the United Kingdom. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of freight costs on trade volumes based on historical rates.
• Analyzing long-term trends in shipping and transportation economics based on the 216-year time series.
• Studying the relationship between UK trade policy and freight rate fluctuations over two centuries.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time period from 1800 to 2016.
• Created by named academic researchers from recognized institutions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Collection Method

Project developed as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database.

Time Range

1800-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:59:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

World, with specific focus on routes to and from the United Kingdom.