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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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