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Tl-** principal cr ticks of import were rice and principal aniclt.s o: vxpom were dates, fi.-h.
rotten piecogutds valued at Us. 15,50,1:54 ami ;ind dollars.
R>- 10.31,431 rispeetively. There was an increase The export of dry dates .decreased !>y Rs. 1,20,072
in the imports of rice, sugar and cotton j»i« cogood> whereas those of wet dates increased l*y Rs. 12,7-14.
hy Rs. 4,09,003. 1,07,211 and 3,74.108 respectively. Comparative fijures for 1037-38 aad 1938-39 arc
The increase in tlie imports of sugar and rice was given Ik-Iow :—
mainly due to shortage of stocks it: the mirkct.
l!»37-3*. Hus.riy.
India contitiues to l>c the sole supplier of cereals,
•lapan continues to Ik.* the chief competitor in the Its. Its.
field of textile fabrics, content and matches ns the
follow ing table will show :— Dry «Jatc« fl.Oil.L’Is R.T'J.ITG
Wet dates 2,53.121
Textile Fabrics.
The export of Sardines in 1936-39 amounted to
Rs. 4,40,038 as against !»s. 3,16/^81 in 1937-38.
1937-3*. D3*-39.
There was an increase of Ks. 71,3>9 in the value of
Rs. Rs. exports of dry sardines to Germany.
India . 4,54,714 3LT>.749 The export of silver coins increased by Rs. 1,21,090
1’niu-d Kiag>!-jta 1,375 15.400 in the year under report.
JaJ -AO 4,24,M0 7.S2.827
Over-tracing.—X o over-ttrading was noticeable
during the year under report.
T*.*tal 1 U-.012

Cei-icnt. (B) Financial.
Jif.SC 31,575 3M46 Same as last year.
Matches.
(C) Agriculture.
Jif.n 1-2X0 17.253
Same as last year.
It can be seen from the above table that the value
of imports of textile fabrics from India decreased
by Rs. 1,14.905 whereas those from Japan increased (D) Indastry.
by Ks. 3,56,017 as compared with the previous year. Same as last year.
Japan Las not only continued to be one of the main
suppliers of piece-goods, but her share in the trade
increased by 13 per cent in the year urubr review.
Cement and matches are almost exclusively imported (£) Communication and Transport.
from Japan. Imperial Airways’ Gwadur Oflice was shifted to
Imports of petrol decreased by Rs. 1.30,181 in Jiw&ni in May 193$ and since then the aerodrome
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1936-39 owing to the transfer of Imperial Airways at Gwadur was not used by any of the Imperial
from Gwadur to Jiwani. Airways or K. L. M. machines.
There was a slight increase in the imports from
Germany, the chief articles imported being the same
as in the previous year. (F) Social.
The imports from China increased to Rs. 01,341 Same as last year.
as compared with Rs. 33,278 the last year’s figures.

(Sd.) J. B. Bowes,
Exports.
The total exports amounted to Rs. 3331,939 as Political Agent & H. B. U.'t
against Rs. 32,99,019 in the year 1937-36. The Consul, Muscat.