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<p>HMG does not hold official data that directly measures the percentage of world
trade which is transacted in pounds sterling.</p><p>According to the Bank for International
Settlements, in the year up to April 2016 13% of the world’s foreign exchange transactions
was conducted in pounds sterling.</p><p>[Source: Bank for International Settlements,
Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange and OTC derivatives markets in 2016
– table D11.3 <a href="http://stats.bis.org/statx/srs/table/d11.3" target="_blank">http://stats.bis.org/statx/srs/table/d11.3</a>
]</p><p> </p>
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