Consumption of Cotton Cloth in India, 1795-1940
35 Pages Posted: 24 Nov 2011
Date Written: November 2011
Abstract
Using data on the production and usage of cotton, the paper develops estimates for the production and consumption of cotton cloth in India during 1795-1940, and based on these numbers, revisits three issues central to interpretations of economic change in colonial India. These are: (a) trends in levels of living, (b) the correlation between production of textiles and consumption of textiles, and (c) consumption of clothing in India in relation to the rest of the world.
Keywords: consumption, India, standard of living, textiles
JEL Classification: N35, N95
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Roy, Tirthankar, Consumption of Cotton Cloth in India, 1795-1940 (November 2011). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8669, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1964156
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