During the first half of the twentieth century, India's per capita output grew by about

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Aggregate real output grew by less than 2% a year, and per capita output by only about 0.5% a year.

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Two per cent is roughly the growth of total output; population growth ate most of it, so output per person barely rose.

Concept: Growth under colonial rule
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During the first half of the twentieth century, India's per capita output grew by about

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