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TABLE XXXVIII
P ERIOD III, 1909-14*
| Years | Currency in Rupees | Circulation + Notes | Index Number of prices in India 1890-94 = 100 | Index Number of prices in England 1890-94 = 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in Crores of Rs. | Index Number 1890-94 = 100 | |||
| (1) 1909 ... 1910 ... 1911 ... 1912 ... 1913 ... 1914 ... | (2) 198 199 209 214 238 237 | (3) 152 152 160 164 182 182 | (4) 138 137 139 147 152 156 | (5) 105 110 114 117 124 124 |
- Figures for 1913 and 1914 are those of Mr. Shirras given in the Appendix to his Indian Finance and banking. Figures in column 3 are calculated from his figures.
TABLE XXXIX
P ERIOD IV, 1915-1921*
| Years | Currency in Rupees | Circulation + Notes | Index Number of prices in India 1913=100 | Index Number of prices in England 1913=100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in Crores of Rs. | Index Number 1913 = 100 | |||
| (1) 1915 ... 1916 ... 1917 ... 1918 ... 1919 ... 1920 ... 1921 ... | (2) 266 297 338 407 463 411 393 | (3) 104 116 132 155 180 160 114 | (4) 112 125 142 178 200 209 183 | (5) 127.1 159.5 206.1 226.5 241.9 295.3 182.4 |
- Index numbers of prices are taken from the League of Nations Memorandum on Currency, 1913-1921, 2nd Ed. (1922). Table VIII. Figures for Circulation are taken from H. S. Jevon’s. The Future of Exchange and Indian Currency, 1922, p. 44, Index numbers of circulation are calculated.