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ft small quantity, sufficient for llio town's consumption, was imported into
Kuwait
5. tho total exports for tho year amount to Rs. 14,11,3G3 as against
Its. 17,G6,1S3 of tho previous year or a fall of 19 G per cent The decroaso of
export fell entirely upon the steamer traffic whilst buggnlows liavo well main­
tained their own and show a very respectable increase of Its. 1,24,143 on last
year’s high figures. This increase is shared by the following items:—
Arras and ammunition, ghi and wood for building boats.
Owing to the disturbed statoof Persia firearms wero in great demand there
and smuggling to Persia seems to have been very successful.
Towards tho close of the year good rains fell and Bedouins brought in
plenty of ghi, a good deal of which goes to Bahrain. Boat building industry
is on the increaso and wood was therefore largely imported for it and for the
fishor folk of the Shatt-ol-Arab who take their requirements from Kuwait.
6. Tho following table gives tho pcrcentngo of the import trade famished
by various countries. It is satisfactory to note that imports from India
continue to riso as also those from the United Kingdom though in a lessor
dogroe.
Percentage of total Imports furnished by r.ach country.

Country. K07-1WS. 10CS-10C9. W0M910.

India •H • •• • •• 23*4 41*9 51-3

United Kingdom • •• 10*6 181 15-2
430 GO-O 67-0
Turkish Arabia IM 21-4 1G0 141
Perm • •• • •• 15*1 7*3 73
America (North aod South) 2-7 27 2-9
Franca >H 5*1 6-9 2*8
Germany .N 1-7 2-2 2-4
Other countries • M 9-0 4-9 8*5

Total ••• 100 100 100

Of the export trade it is sufficient to say that India takes nearly 67 per
con and the Arab Coast, Turkish Arabia and Persia between them 42
per cent.
• ^ ?e f°^.ow*n£ remarks an attempt is made to account for the more
1908-1909 ^uc^uall0n9 in certain articles by comparison with

Imports by Steamers.
itcm ?how9 a fa,lin° ofT of Ks- 12,630. Tho rcason Sivea
i argo balanco was in slock from the previous year’s imports.