Outline of the Growth, Composition and Recent History of the Export Trade

The rapid growth in volume of the principal West African exports is shown in Table 11. Table 11 Exports of certain commodities from Nigeria and the Gold Coast, 1899–1951

Nigeria

	1899–1901	1919–21	1929–31	1935–37	1951
Palm oil (000’s tons)	14	80	129	150	150
Palm kernels (000’s tons)	52	192	255	346	347
Groundnuts (000’s tons)	—	45	151	242	141
Cocoa (000’s tons)	—	20	53	91	122
Cotton (000’s tons)	—	4	6	11	15
Hides and skins (000’s tons)	—	4	6	7	14
Timber (000’s tons)	27	29	34	44	394 (a)

a

Estimated from cubic feet Gold Coast

Gold Coast

	1899–1901	1909–11	1919–21	1929–31	1935–37	1951
Cocoa (000’s tons)	1	28	145	218	272	230
Timber (£000’s)	70	123	217	104	112	4977