Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s1.58

v1.c5.s1.58

From 1864 to 1891, the annual total volume of direct trade between India and China was 27.77 million *haikwan taels* on an average. This figure rose in the 20ᵗʰ century. In 1926, the total volume of trade between the two countries reached 95,113,114 *haikwan taels*, of which the total value of goods exported to China from India was 79,191,013 *haikwan taels*. During this period, products exported to China from India were mainly cotton, rice and cotton yarn. Besides these, China also used to import from India flour, sugar, coal, kerosene, cement, tea, jute and various kinds of cloth.