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Trade Report of the Bahrain Islands for the year ended the
31st March 1936.

/Wwd'irtiwi.—Tlic Independent .Arab Principali­ A large quantity of merchandise from India, Iraq
ty of Bahrain consists of a group of islands oft tho and Iran is transhipped in native craft to Qatif and
cast coast of Arabia and is under British protection. Oqair.
A general description of the physical and com­
mercial peculators of the Island is given in the The total value of exports showed an increase of
Report for the year B911-12 (Annual Series 50*53 per cent. Table II shows the movements of
No. 5062). The permanent population, is estimat­ general merchandise regarding exports as compared
ed at 1,20,000. with pearl, specie and gold and silver coins :—
Tronic.—The total valu>c of trade for the year TABLE IL
under review amounted to Ra. 2,26.97,700 (Imports
Rs. IJW,02,010 fl»s Exports Rs. 93,95,600) as
compared with Rs. 1,56,-11250 (Imports
Rs. 9J19.99.790 Experts Rs. 62,11,400) in the IS 34-13 1935-33 Percent
previous )’ear, showing an increase of Rs. 70,56,450 increaiM^
or 45*11 per cent.
There was an increase of imports of Rs. 39,02,220
representing 41*51 per cent. Trade has not yet i XU. XU. XU.
recovered from the world-unde depression, and
the pearl trade shows no sign of improvement. Praria . 4.74,500 6^7,330
Imports from India increased from Rs. 37.86,240
in 1934-35 to Rs. 45,85,] 10 in the year under Bjrcic and Ifc&tn . 1 *57.240 18,57.730 182-45
report, showing a gain of 21*12 per cent.
Table I gives the movements of general merchan­ Cold and jihrr 1 ll.ttJSO 13.04,920 U-m
dise in respect of imports as compared with pearls
and specie i j 23.00.090 37,90090 64-94
TABLE L Kercha&diac . 39.41.370 66.0S.C70 42-57
I
Trtd 62.41.460 83.99,690 60-33
1834-35 1935-3* Prr e*nl Of
iocmM, 1
The tables which form the annex ores to this
su. XU. xu.
Report show the principal articles imported and
Fmth CX.OO) L22.7G0 94-79 exported and the countries concerned.
Kptviraod DolUn . 7.63.190 54.7XJ9U0 544 IS
Japan still continues to hold a predominant
share of the Bahraini market and the effect of this
*36.1» 2336,360 214-29
competition in relation to British trade is noted
MttvLadiK . 85 73.6-1 I.</J.vS.430 13-41 in Table III; The addresses of the principal
importers and exporters of the articles concerned
have been i naerted beelow the Table. Russian trade
Total tt.9lH.7W Ija.KjDIO 41-61
is non-existent.
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