Stockholm, Jan, 22.
That 1929 was a record year in the history of Sweden's foreign trade is confirmed by the official report published by the Swedish Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium).
Sweden's total foreign trade turnover amounted "to 3,600 million kronor (£194,440,000). The export of wood-pulp, butter and eggs reach-led record figure Preliminary estimates show that in the past year there was a surplus of exports over imports of about 36 million kronor (£2,000,000) as against an import surplus for 1928 of 148.2 million kronor (£7,960,000), which represents an absolute improvement of the foreign trade balance of about 180 million kronor Sweden's national debt at the end of 1929 was 1,798000,485 kronor (£99,900,000). Of this sum tho'temporary indebtedness amounted to 28,515,000 kronor (21,310,000), the ost being consolidated debt.—Reuter.
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