Finally, it should be noted that choosing an earlier starting year would not have been favourable to Indian exporting companies as there was a strong increase in their market share in the time was leading to the IP.
Endelig skal det bemærkes, at valget af et tidligere begyndelsesår ikke ville have begunstiget de indiske eksporterende selskaber, da der var en kraftig stigning i deres markedsandel i perioden op til undersøgelsesperioden.