Trade and Empire, 1700-1870



Table 4.6. Composition of European overseas imports, 1513-1780

__________________Panel A. Imports from Asia to Lisbon, 1513-1610 (% by weight)__________________

1513-19

1523-31

1547-8

1587-8

1600-3

1608-10

Pepper

80.0

84.0

89.0

68.0

65

69.0

Other spices

18.4

15.6

9.6

11.6

16.2

10.9

Indigo

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.4

4.4

7.7

Textiles

0.2

0.0

0.0

10.5

12.2

7.8

Misc.

1.4

0.4

1.4

1.5

2.2

4.6

Total____________________________

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100

_______________Panel B. Imports of VOC into Europe, 1619-1780 (% by invoice value)_______________

1619-21

1648-50

1668-70

1698-1700 ]

1738-40

1778-80

Pepper

56.5

50.4

30.5

11.2

8.1

9

Other spices

17.6

17.9

12.1

11.7

6.1

3.1

Textiles

16.1

14.2

36.5

54.7

41.1

49.5

Tea and coffee

4.2

32.2

27.2

Drugs, perfumes and dye-stuffs

9.8

8.5

5.8

8.3

2.8

1.8

Sugar

6.4

4.2

0.2

3.7

0.6

Saltpetre

2.1

5.1

3.9

2.6

4.4

Metals

0.1

0.5

5.7

5.3

1.1

2.7

Misc.

0.2

0.1

0.4

2.3

1.7

Total____________________________

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100

_____Panel C. Imports of English East India Company into Europe, 1668-1760 (% of invoice

value)_____

1668-70

1698-1700

1738-40

1758-60

Pepper

25.25

7.02

3.37

4.37

Textiles

56.61

73.98

69.58

53.51

Raw silk

0.6

7.09

10.89

12.27

Tea

0.03

1.13

10.22

25.23

Coffee

0.44

1.93

2.65

Indigo

4.25

2.82

Saltpetre

7.67

1.51

1.85

2.97

Misc.

5.15

4.52

1.44

1.65

Total____________________________

100

100

100

100

Panel D. Estimated annual sales of colonial imports, England and Netherlands, 1751-4

______Total sales (1000 pesos)

Percentage of sales

From Asia______

_____Of total_______

Textiles

6750

41.7

21.1

Pepper

1100

6.8

3.4

Tea

2800

17.3

8.7

Coffee

1000

6.2

3.1

Spices

1850

11.4

5.8

Misc.

2700

16.7

8.4

Total from Asia____________

______________16200__________

100.0__________

50.5_________

From America____

_____Of total_______

Sugar

8050

50.8

25.1

Tobacco

3700

23.3

11.5

Misc.

4100

25.9

12.8

Total from America________

______________15850__________

100.0__________

49.5_________

Total overseas imports______

_____________32050__________

100.0________

Source: Findlay and O’Rourke (2007, pp. 308-9).

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