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Report on the Economic and Trade Conditions on the Bahrain
Islands for the year 1939-40.
and secondly: to the development of tho port of
Introduction.—This report shorn!! be rend in con­
junction with the Trade Report lor the year ending Ras Tanura.
the 31 ei March 1939. The increase in the true value of imports is due
mainly to certain merchants having imported Urge
2. Trade.—The total value of trade, excluding stocks in anticipation of war and consequent con­
oils, for the year under review amounted to trol of exports from other countries.
Ra. 3,51,35,200 (Imports Rs. 2,21,59,030: Exports
Rs. 1,29,76,230) as compared with Rs. 4,81,70,220 3. It will be noticed that imports from India
(Imports Rs. 2,73,26,230: Exports Rs. 2,03,43,990) Increased from Rs. 63,97,900 in 1938-39 to
in the previous year, showing a decrease of Rs. 74,54,190 in the year under report. Merchants
Rs. 1,30,34,960. In order to obtain a true indica­ •were turned to the Indian market by the delay
tion of the trend of trade the value of direct tran­ and difficulty in obtaining stocks from Europe.
shipments and re-exports from bond should be The control of exports bora India, inaugurated
excluded from these figures. Total value of tran­ soon after the war, prevented still Larger increases
shipment cargoes and cargoes re-exported from in this trade. Exports to India have decreased
bond amounted to Rs. 06,11,600 and Rs. 57,64,180 from Rs. 17,63,650 last year :o Rs. 10,56,020 in the
respectively. The true trade values are, therefore, year under report.
as follows:— 4. The total value of imports of cotton piecegoods
from England to Bahrain has decreased from
1938-33. 1939-40.
Ra. R«. Rs. 4,42,500 in 1932-33 to Rs. 1,63,000 in the
Import* 1,38,84,730 1,55,47,430 current year; imports of the same material from
India have also decrease*! from nearly 7 lakhs in
Export* 74,02,190 72,12,050
1932-33 to Rs. 4} lakhs in 1939-40. On the other
Imports show an increase of Rs. 16,62,700 as band, imports from Japan have increased from
compared with a decrease of Rs. 20,05,140 during Rs. 51 lakhs in 1932-33 to part under Rs. 15 lakhs
1938-39. Exports on the other band show a decline in 1939-40. The main reason for this unfortunate
of Rs. 1,90,410 as compared with an increase of diversion of trade is that it is possible to obtain a
Rs. 83,500 during 1938-39. Japanese copy of almost all British designs of
cotton piecegoods at a considerably lower price.
The value of transhipment cargoes was consi­ A comparative table of imports from England,
derably less than that of last year, owing, firstly: India and Japan in Textiles and Fabrics from
to the completion of constructional work at Dhaman 1932-33 to 1939-40 is given below:—
TABLE L
1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 1935-35 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40

1U. B*. Ra. R*l Bo. B*l Ra. Ra.
Wearing Appard—
England . 9,146 960 6,720 8,130 9,920 26*280
lndm 15J19 16J90 9,470 22J300 J6J02O 2TJC0 23,500 18,900
Jtpu • 340 1,060 3,060 15,550 19,770 3JAO0 36.90#
10,200
13,100
Cotton Good*—
England . 4,42,500 2,08,460 1,58,940 3,14,300
Indim • €,94.07# 4.40J9Q 7.34J190 4,00.770 1,45.930 3.65^30 '2,37,100 1,63,700
5.73J930
OjOOJOO
4.13,100
Japan 6,58,410 4,86,340 6,82,030 13,09,120 10,41,180 13,24.770 14,74,300 14.90,100
4.49JO0
England . 8,650 130 930 220
850
• India , 40^.90 S7J9CO 27.470 23 J9 40 37JS10 14.780 3.200 11,000
71JSI0
64 jm
63fiOO
Japan , 1,57,400 1,64.080 2,37,150 2,87,900 2.36.680 8,12.780 UUOO 1,63,900