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Trade Report of the Bahrain Islands for the year ended the

31st March 1935.

Introduction.—The Independent Arab Principality A large amount of merchandise front India, 'Iraq
of Bahrain consists of a group of islands oil the &ad Persia is trans-shipped in native .craft to Qatif
East Coast of Arabia and is under British protec­ and Oqair.
tion. The total value of exports showed a decrease of
A pcncral description of the physical and com­ 8-29 per cent* Table II shows the movement* of
mercial peculiarities of the Islands i* given in the general merchandise regarding exports as compared
Report for the year 1911-12 (Annual Series No. 5962). with pearl, specie and gold and diver coins
The permanent population is estimated at 120,000.
Trade.—The total value of trade for the year
under review amounted to Rs. 1,56,41,250 (Imports TABLE IL
Rs. 93,99,799 plus Exports Rs. 62-41,460) as com­
P<* cent at
pared with Ri. 1,GO,29,840 (Imports Ro. 92,75,040 3933-34 1994-Si Increase (-fjcr
plus Exports Rs. 67,54,SjO) in the previous year,
showing a decrease of Rs. 3,88,590 or 2-42 per cent.
There was an increase of imports of Rs. 1,24,750 2U.
representing 1-34 per cent. Trade has not yet Ptuto . 4-74^00 —on
recovered from the world wide dcp«ression, and the
pearl trade shows no sign of improvement. Imports Sjede and DoIUb . *43^)70 e.57.24* —23-64
from India though still predominant decreased from
Rs. 42,44,300 in 1933-34 to Rs. 37.36,240 in the
year innder report, showing a loss of 12-62 per cent. GtM and SUrts I4.0i.4S0 13^8430
Table I gives the movements of general mer­
chandise in respect of imports as compared with
pearls and spede :— 3B.K410 Z3.oe.ooo —a-74
TABLE L
30.62,400 +*■•1
Per cent of
1033-44 1034-43 InacM* ( + )«*
Tout *4
JU. fin.
43.610 63jO» +31-7* The tables which form the annex are* to this
Report show the principal articles imported 4U>d
11,00.420 -4T-1S
exported and the countries concerned.
The effect of Japanese competition on the Bahrain
12.42.430 M6J94
market in relation to British trade is noted in Table
•0.02.4I4 S&.73.m* IJL The addresses of the principal importers and
exporters of the.articles concerned have been in­
serted below the Table. Kansan trade is non.-
for al. •2.75.044 njn.zi* -*1-34
exotant.