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Exports. r.c'csparilj mean that the articles imported are of
British make as various kinds of articl-vs mana-
T'.tiJ of Gcncrtl f jcturcd by America, Japan and China are in the
l?*rU
fetal
Te*». Sp-tfi*. P»»rU. •n d mrrchia. nporU Gr*t instance imported into India from where they
|W'A dice. are brought here.
Jt t t t t
3,<04 704.037 613.S7* T417.S11 Destination of ox ports.
1S1H» 701.33*
1U>3 U.COO 2B3.000 3is.s-oo 630. Ill V id, 314
rwrtUf* <* ) Increase
BcjM-ecr
<«.«*• on l C ♦ Sll’4 - M'10 -li'ZO ♦ 2'o0 -a-:» Country. 1918-19 1919-20 or
decrease.
Imlin 3-&0 3301 : —20 79
Imports.
N«vUv»urinp 45 20 0693 ! -*■2079
(i) The total value of imports into Bahrain c::-c*.trici borJcricjf on the
smoothed to 11,4 i l/Id3 during the year 1919-20. Persia u Gulf.
This compares favourably with 11,350,060 of
1915-1J and shows an increase of 164,363 which The decrease in the ratio cf exports to India is
is satisfictoiy considering the poor state of due mainly to lesser exports of manifested pearls
shipping.
Proportion of British and Indian trade.
Exports.
Excluding specie and pearls, the principal
(r) Tbi total value of exports for the year articles of import into Bahrain (other than
under report amounted to 1910,344- as against fuerl. cattle and other live-stock, which are only of
11,3*7 til in 1918-19 and 1817,243 for the r»-ar interest to merchants on the mainland of Arabia
1j17-1 2*. In other words exports have dropp d aijd Persia) are as follows
1371,407 since last year. The fall is due to the
fad that a large quantity of pearls is believed to !Pracs.viac» raiPOBXEa
Lave been carried by passengers, with themselves Article*. { Import! ia j raox.
without being declared at the Customs. 1919-2C*. !• India. | Other
c oatrif*.
Origin of Imports. I £ !
Bic* 403^53 91-18 882
f ;
Increase
1918-19 or Pic-re gxodj 337,Mt> 98 51 1-49
Ccuntry. 1919-20
decrease. !
GL.ec ^Clarified butter) 67 SfX 410 95-90
!
Coffee 92 312 67-47 32-53
Icdk. . 80-70 75-40 — 5-3Q
XtiglVouriis countries 19-24 2375 ♦ 4-51 Tern 28,332 09XJ6 -94
lo^riiLe oo the Perasaa . . ! 3 l, i 92
Galt Sogw 86-11 13-89
All ctlex foreign oountric*. •05 ■85 + -80
Imports from India in each case hare fallen
presumably because of the high prices prevailing-
in India.
The fall in the percentage of import* from
India is chiefly due to the prohibition on export H. R. P. DrcKsosr,
of certain kinds of goods. Naturally therefore
supplies came from other countries. The percen­ Major, CJ.£.t
tage of 75*40 in the case of India doe* not Political Agent, Bahrain.