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The trade between India and the United Kingdom (British Board of Trade Returns) is as follows ; —
Imports (Consignment*) into U.K. from I udia
Export* to India 1 — British produce Foreign and colonial
1013 (pre-war)
1917
191E
1919
£
108,21 3,961
19M 1
£ 95,678,C00
48,420,490 66,836,578' 88,541,21
i
70,273.221 59.965.373 49,180.830 70,8*0.991 1S1. 884.000 1,397,010 750,221 446,704 1 1,069.965 1,704,000
1 Excluding stores shipped for Indian Government prior to July 1, 1917. These amounted from January 1 to June SO, 1917, to 4,463,822*. - Provisional figures.
The principal articles of import from India into the United Kingdom (British returns) : —
-
19U
( pro-war i
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
£
£
£
£
£
£
Tea ....
7.?iC'.223
10,865,062
10.095.978
9.134,788
23,245.9.-;
19,191,895
Wheat ....
T,99MS1
8,845.461
4.458.620
2.540,034
592,219 8,433,746
37
Rice. Rice Meal ft Flour
1,915,439
4.142.738
%j$m m
b an ras
,546.091
Barlev ....
1 308.478
1,428,986
2,018.972
i.:- 3.5ii
—
5,060
Beans, not fresh, haricot
29.558
407.184
742 357
■MM 1 HMM
1^67,850
5,603,172
1,236.474 86,040
$.>< Ml
Seeds ....
4,163,145
3.C.-J 839
r,HMW
9,S3t,5U
Leather ....
2,839,089
3,533,053
4,700.125
4,517.765
I.UMR
- ■'..-•
- .•-<-,
Cotton (Raw)
1.226.175
1,487.120
1,700,066
2.876,406
3,687,813
4,018,495
Wool ....
1,659,117
2,099.491
2,556,794
2,284,502
3,485,219
4.286,043
Jute ....
9.1M.2M
8,638.503
7,453.409
4 332/0*
13.431,159
Jute Manufactures
2.429.917
MM.6TI
6,299,354
4 940,194
3,281,419
Hemp ....
385,225
715,061
1 MM
578,497
2,104,096
Motor Spirit .
594,553
917.806
1,356,892
.
506 494
1.256,817
Manganese Ore
708,125
1,085,849
2,200,778
-
2,957,611
1,743.527
Skins and Furs
459,019
777.645
873.4S-)
254.309
i,4«t,on
Hides, Raw .
351,077
73-,677
801,197
1,675,752
1,175,52/
2.543.0S0
Indigo ....
4S.20S
1,117,172
1,386 564
578,1**
245,539
137,686
Myrobolars .
176,621
I8M77
4: -.•.-.--'
639,563
451,010
Oil, unrefined coconut.
2^9,912
224,905
2.006,080
1,305,455
The chief articles of British produce exported to India are as follows : —
-
1913 (pre-war)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cotton Manufactures
35.885,826
W,8ni40E
26.758,997
35.917,016
28,611,107
31,645,710
Cotton Yarn .
2,267,699
2,028,648
2,032,080
2,211,620
1,902,385
2,333,567
Iron and Steel and
Manufactures thereof
9,307,865
5,55«,507
4.224972
3,109.909
2,815.960
8,666,447
Machinery
Railway Carriages £ parts
5,396.803
4,104,936
3.420,634
t,75f,*M
126.956
2.52C.621 250.796
5,942,876
1,361,925
655,581
347,084
1,573,230
Copper, wrought and
1,332,332
502,366
181,447
96,896
112,919
1,673,924
unwrought.
Woollens . .
1,388,302
395.183
837,430
1,316,923
996, SI 6
875.320
Chemicals
483,921
759,960
1,021.683
1,516,599
1,137,958
1,173,619
Soap ....
433,814
520,600
599,300
726.993
624, H0
MS, K
Paper ....
512.573
444,067
470.63$
410.756
Painters' Colours, Ac.
389,472
372. 7«7
546,921
516,110
219,070
746.77S
Medicines and Drugs
485 396
401,928
558.090
403. >22
466,723
651,388
Boots & Shoes. Leather
433.741
196,497
256.329
'
133,95$
122.347
Spirits ....
313,075
317,652
540. 63>,
543 323
637,518
Beer and Ale .
323.890
206 464
220.548
136.237
159,252
Tobacco
261,038
282.051
450,919
640,714
634,384
Books, Printed
308,507
272.299
281,636
276.445
S24.850
830,914
Apparel ....
332.292
260,831
324,936
832,910
292.59S
334,534
Linen Manufactures
253.746
290.78*
452,659
411,179
137,83s
4Si>,S65
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