§ 8. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for India what is the present extent of the boycott of British goods, especially textiles, in India; what is the position in Bombay; and whether there has been any appreciable falling off in the imports of British goods as a result of the attempted boycott?
§ Mr. BENNThe strength of the boycott has varied greatly in different places and from time to time in the same place. Cotton goods have been much more severely boycotted than other goods. The boycott is now weakening over India as a whole but is still effect-
| Percentage decrease in exports from the United Kingdom during 1930 in comparison with 1929. (Values.) | ||||||
| Month. | Cotton piece goods to India. | Cotton piece goods to all destinations. | All goods to India.* | All goods to all destinations. | ||
| March | … | … | - 8.2 | - 22.1 | - 7.8 | - 10.3 |
| April | … | … | - 49.97 | - 39.85 | - 34.6 | - 22.6 |
| May | … | … | - 24.7 | - 38.5 | - 20.4 | - 22.9 |
| June | … | … | - 38.1 | - 33. | - 29.57 | - 14.8 |
| July | … | … | - 57.8 | - 46.6 | - 41.02 | - 23. |
| August | … | … | - 67.9 | - 49.5 | - 57.001 | - 31.9 |
| September | … | … | - 76.4 | - 42.9 | - 60. | - 22.2 |
| October | … | … | - 82.5 | - 46.3 | - 41.93 | - 26.6 |
| Quarter ending- | ||||||
| March | … | … | - 11.8 | - 19.4 | - 12.9 | - 10.8 |
| June | … | … | - 39.9 | - 37.6 | - 26.5 | - 20.5 |
| September | … | … | - 66.4 | - 46.6 | - 43.6 | - 25.8 |
| * In the case of the monthly figures, this percentage covers only about 70 per cent. of the trade: full figures are not available. The quarterly figures are complete. |