Data from Statistical abstract relating to British India, in DIGITAL SOUTH ASIA LIBRARY (DSAL).
Figures for total ship transit through suez (History of the Suez Canal Company, 1858-2008: Between Controversy and Utility, by Par Hubert Bonin, 2010, Publications d’histoire économique et sociale internationale) indicate that British India trade accounts for a large proportion of initial steam ship transit through the Suez Canal (and its revenues).
