Dated Shipwreck Counts

Classic proxy for trade intensity, shipping volume, and the scale of Mediterranean exchange under Rome.

5.00wrecks

Trend YoY growth is -34.6%, slowing by 3 bps/year over the last 650Y. Latest: -37.5%, 2.9 pp below trend, a 0.3σ deviation.

Level

YoY %

y = −16.1% 3 bps/yr · t

Deviation from trend