Take the following as truth: Prosperity was based entirely on the entrepot  handling textiles from India, spices from Indonesia, silk and porcelain from China, gold and pepper from Sumatra, camphor from Borneo, sandalwood from Timor, and Malay tin from Perak.
Then the following statement: "The entrepot handled millions of dollars worth of exports each year." is true, false, or inconclusive?