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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