Department of Statistics India Review of the Trade of India in 1920-21

5. Share of the principal articles and countries in the import trade in 1920-21 as compared with 1919-20.Facing page 3 6 StakTO Of the prineipalartieles and countries in the export trade in 1920-21 as compared with 1919-20 „ 13 P. Imports exports and production of cotton piecegoods in India from January 192.0 to March 1921 20 8. Share of the Continents and principal [...] The following table states the percentage shares of the United Kingdom and Japan in piece-goods imports during 1913-14 and during each of the last three years :-- Percentage share of the United Kingdom and Japan in the imports of Cotton Piece-goods. [...] 1913-14 1919-20 1920-21 United Kingdom. 97.1 90.3 85-6 Japan. r.3 7.0 113 United States. -3 '9.9 Holland.8 1 '9 Other countries... 1.5 1.1 1.3 TOTAL. 100 100 100 Imports of hosiery increased from 111 45 lakhs in 1919-20 to nearly 111 91 lakhs in 1920-21 of which Japan supplied R1 39 lakhs. [...] The rupee values of most of the items however increased partly as a result of a rise in prices in the world's markets (and particularly in the United Kingdom) during the earlier months of the year and partly as a result of falling exchange.12 The recovery of the United Kingdom in this trade is striking. [...] 11) SHARE OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES 1920.21 1919.20 (2' SNARE OF PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES 1920.21 1919-20 EXPORTS Note the Increase in the percentage share of juts raw Note the trioresoe In the share of Other parts of the and manufactured and food-grain and the decrease British Impiro andlInIgiam and the decrease in the case of the Ignited Kingdom and Japan as compared with the previous year.