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Table 6 Average import tariffs 1870–1938.

From: Argentine trade policies in the XX century: 60 years of solitude

 

1870–1899

1900–1913

1919–1938

Argentina

26.1

23.4

18

Brazil

34.5

40

23.4

Chile

19.4

18.3

22.1

Colombia

33.5

47.4

29.3

Cuba

22.5

25.6

26.2

Mexico

16.6

21.9

21.2

Peru

32.4

23.2

16.3

Uruguay

29.7

33.3

19.6

China

3.2

3.3

11.3

Indonesia

4.9

5.2

10

Japan

6.2

7.7

5.9

Philippines

10.3

21.2

8.1

Siam/Thailand

3.6

7.4

15.1

Burma/Myanmar

4

11.3

22.5

Ceylon

6.2

7.3

13.3

Egypt

11

14.2

26.3

India

3.4

4.7

17.3

Turkey

7.4

9.5

30.7

United States

28.6

23.3

14.1

Europe Core

6.4

6.5

11.7

  1. Source: Clemens and Williamson (2002)