I’ve lately been poking around in the UN Comtrade database. This records international trade in detail that is mind-boggling, and I suspect not entirely reliable. So today I learned that:
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The UAE
spent half a billion dollars on swords
in the space of 2 years. How many swords does that buy you? - The UK is the world’s leading importer of cufflinks, responsible for a quarter of the world trade. We export, too. The leading customer? Nigeria.