Minas Gerais: Lower-Bound Estimates of Net Imports of Slaves under Hypothetical Rates of Natural Growth, 1808-73.
| Rate of natural growth . | 1808-19 . | 1819-73 . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total imports . | Annual average . | Total imports . | Annual average . | |
| +.01 | 2,426 | 221 | 71,431 | 1,323 |
| .00 | 19,771 | 1,797 | 213,351 | 3,951 |
| −.01 | 37,350 | 3,395 | 372,459 | 6,897 |
| −.02 | 55,224 | 5,020 | 560,728 | 10,384 |
| Rate of natural growth . | 1808-19 . | 1819-73 . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total imports . | Annual average . | Total imports . | Annual average . | |
| +.01 | 2,426 | 221 | 71,431 | 1,323 |
| .00 | 19,771 | 1,797 | 213,351 | 3,951 |
| −.01 | 37,350 | 3,395 | 372,459 | 6,897 |
| −.02 | 55,224 | 5,020 | 560,728 | 10,384 |
Source: Data from Table II. Methodology: see Martins, “Growing in Silence,” Appendix B.