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The following statement shows the percentage tons in 1919-20, gum fragacanth 673 ton.
: proportion of the value of the imports and exports against 359 and 51*0 in 1920-21 and l9l9.j*
secured by India and United Kingdom :— respectively, tobacco Cl5 Ions as against ft,'
and 1C9. 'W*
i
The onlj large decreases are gum insolnV*
which dropped from 1,018 tons in 1919-20 and jjj
Tear. Import*. Export*. in 1920-21 to 182 in the year under report,
raw cotton which dropped to 14®tons in 19|\o.
and 47 C as against 137 in 1920-21 aud 187 \
Per cent. Per ecu- 1919-2 •,
1909*10 7900 67*01 The statistics which arc attached have
1910- 11 78-73 61-C8 compiled from the Customs returns, and thoc.-i
1911- 12 7000 64 GO every effort has been made to get them accural*
1912- 13 yti-66 62 72 it is very doubtful w hether these returns are rur#
1915- 14 C274 52*54 than approximately correct.
1814-15 7896 70 G8
1916- 16 95 70 72*45 They are also nfther vitiated by the lci<i
191C-17 V5-81 60*53 smuggling trade which is carried on betw-»i
19.7-18 97 60 63*36 ports on the Arabian side and the Persian cra>*
1918- ^ 93-70 35-44
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1919- .0 73 CO 50-24 Very large quantities of sngar, tea and othr
1920- 21 71-86 87-25 eontmodiries are imported fraudulently in cLi
1921- 22 74-64 3S-76 way and the Customs revenues are proportionaEi
diminish* d.
Imports. Finance
The decrease in the total value of imports as The rate of exchange for the year under reps
against the jear 1920-21 amounts to £936,203 had nearly returned to pre-war rates. In tL*
and sb' vrs a general decrease in almost all articles case of Sterling the lowest rate was Krs. 4v»i
with the exception of rice, wheat, paper for and highest "being Krs. 55*S0 while in the
printing, furr.itnre and indigo which show an of rupees tie lowest and highest rates net
increase. The decrease is partly due to the rale Krs. 332-54 and 364*75, respectively.
of exchange -which dropped from an average of
Krs.37 to the Pound Sterling in 1920-21 to an
avenge of 52 per £ in 1921-22.
Average rate of exchange.
The chief d»creases in import come under
matches wood not sjeeified, barley, crystal and The following fignres show the average rate d
soft sugar, le*, spices, tissues of wool mixed with exchange during the past 12 year6:—
cotton, tissues not specified, ropes and cordage,
leather ware, gold and silver thread, tiss-ues of rilk
embroidered with silk thread, skins and are chiefly
due to the st*:<cks in hand at the beginning of the Tear. Per £. Per E*
year being sufficient, and merchants being unwill*
ing to embark on new ventures.
Kr*. K*
Exports.
19’0-U . 61-80 36i-r»
There was a decrease in the total Talue of 1911-12 . 64-10 yt#
export* of £218,474 as compared with the previous 19*2-13 . 66-18 377 C
375^
year but thi* may be put down entirely to the 1913- 14 . 66-76 4Jlv
62-60
rate of exchange as there was a total increase in 1914- 15 . 68-0® iiC'4!
the volume of export of 46d Tons. 1915- 16 . 4361 295*
1914-17 . 232*
The most n oticeable increases are dates 787 ton* 1917- 18 : 33-1* it’*
Si .*40
as against 25-7 last year and 867 in 1919-20, 1918- 19 . 2883
1919- 20 . yen
raisins 111 Ions as against 21 tons is previ OU8 1920- 21 . 37fO
year and 76 in 1919-20, almonds and pistarios, 1921- 22 . 6200
(199 tons as against 390 in previous year and 381