THE TOTAL PRODUCT OF BARBADOS, 1664-1701

Estimates of total and per capita product for Barbados are derived for 1665 and 1666 and 1699 to 1701 from trade statistics and new data on the distribution and composition of produce entered into the customs b ooks of the island. The share of exports in total product-central to t he estimate of total product-is linked to the share of the labor force in the export sector. Per capita Barbados product is estimated to hav e been one- to two-thirds higher than in England and Wales, and per ca pita exports are estimated well above those of their Chesapeake counte rparts.