The produce in 1848 was 1,151,368 lbs.
| 1840. | 1841. | |
| Residencies in which this culture is introduced | 9 | 10 |
| Number of factories | 728 | 728 |
| Families occupied with this culture | 197,085 | 192,159 |
| Extent of fields where the cutting has been made in bahas of 71 decametres | 40,844 | 38,829 |
| Quantity of bahus planted before the gathering | 317 | 538 |
| Quantity of indigo crop in pounds | 2,032,097 | 1,663,427 |
| Quantity of average pounds per bahu | 49¾ | 43 |
The extent of fields destined for the crop of 1842 was 37,970 bahus, and the amount of the crop was calculated by approximation at 1,862,000.
The gradual increase of the export in the eighteen years ending 1842, is shown as follows:—
| Maunds. | |
| 1825 | 76 |
| 1826 | 126 |
| 1827 | 109 |
| 1828 | 310 |
| 1829 | 600 |
| 1830 | 480 |
| 1831 | 563 |
| 1832 | 2,213 |
| 1833 | 2,861 |
| 1834 | 3,310 |
| 1835 | 7,023 |
| 1836 | 5,365 |
| 1837 | 10,822 |
| 1838 | 9,788 |
| 1839 | 15,680 |
| 1840 | 27,946 |
| 1841 | 24,044 |
| 1842 | 28,000 |
Total imports of indigo into the United Kingdom, and quantity retained for home consumption:—
| Imports. | Home consumption. | |
| cwts. | cwts. | |
| 1848 | 59,127 | 9,032 |
| 1849 | 81,449 | 12,270 |
| 1850 | 70,482 | 16,374 |
| 1851 | 89,994 | 27,947 |
| 1852 | 83,565 | 16,381 |
IMPORTS OF INDIGO.
| East Indies. | Mexico and the ports of South America. | |
| lbs. | lbs. | |
| 1831 | 6,996,062 | — |
| 1832 | 6,196,080 | 66,363 |
| 1833 | 6,315,529 | 125,264 |
| 1834 | 3,595,697 | 64,638 |
| 1835 | 3,861,853 | 88,306 |
| 1836 | 7,218,991 | 198,003 |
| 1837 | 5,706,896 | 365,091 |
| 1838 | 6,578,352 | 142,739 |
| 1839 | 4,651,542 | 363,148 |
| 1840 | 6,940,192 | 124,766 |
| 1841 | 7,451,653 | 247,031 |
| 1842 | 8,931,112 | 155,003 |
| 1843 | 6,319,294 | 130,836 |