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50-4 million rials (£670,000) to ^Bl -? million rials (£940,940), the principal
increases being in almonds, gum, hides and cereals. Exports to India were about
4 million rials (£44,400) more than last year. Exports to Germany amounted
to 82,694,655 rials (£952,374) as compared with 44,444,459 (£589,590) in 1934-35,
the increase being chiefly in sheep's casings, wool, dried apricots, gum tragacanth
and tanned hides. Exports to the United States of America were practically
the same as last year, the increase in carpets being counterbalanced by a fall in
exports of sheep s casings. Exports to Japan were slightly less, opium and gum
tragacanth accounting for almost all the amount, which was only a little over
8 million rials (£94,440).
Carpets remained the principal export (after A.I.O.C. oil) with a value of
121,192,000 rials (£1,395,740), an increase of nearly 6 million rials over the
figures for 1934-35. Cotton comes next with 65,618.000 rials (£755,700) followed
by almonds, 49,325,000 rials (£568,060), wool, 43,952,000 rials (£506,180), gum
tragacanth, 32,803,000 rials (£377,780) and rice 23,164.000 rials (£266,770), skins
and hides, cereals, dates, dried fruit and live-stock.
Imports from the U.S.S.R. rose from 193,048,667 rials (£2,586,000) to
241,108,031 rials (£2,777,000), representing 30 per cent, of the total commercial
imports. The increase is due to heavier imports of cotton piece-goods, 81,987,350
rials (£932,710), representing 50 per cent, of the total (163,185,000 rials) ; sugar,
57 6 million rials (£664,130) against 29-2 million rials; cement, 23*3 million rials
(£268,500) against 13-5 million rials; machinery, wool, metals, &e. Imports of
oil products continued to decline.
Including exports of the Caspian Sea Fisheries and excluding duty-free
imports, trade between Iran and the U.S.S.R. shows an adverse balance to Iran
of 41-5 million rials (£478,700) as compared with a favourable balance of
25-5 million rials (£341,700) last year. Dutiable imports from the United
Kingdom amounted to 84,905,341 rials (£977,834) compared with 51,995,994 rials
(£696,770) the previous year. Duty-free imports were valued at 225.596,796 rials
(£2,598,143) of which 190,477,734 rials (£2,193,685) imported by the A.I.O.C., the
bulk of which probably was of British origin. Imports of cotton piece-goods
increased about 3-5 million rials (£40,100) whilst woollens, at 6 6 million rials
(£76,240) were more than double the previous figures. India and Japan
participated in the general increase in imports of cotton goods, the figures
showing improvements amounting to about 3-2 million rials (£36,860) and
11-6 million rials (£133,640) respectively. The United States of America as
usual supplied the bulk of the motor trade, though forty Leyland and forty-five
Bedford lorries improved the British figures. Thanks to the Irano-German
Payment Clearing Agreement and the control of foreign exchange trade in both
directions between the two countries was almost doubled. The chief imports
were machinery, railway material and haberdashery. An adverse balance to
Iran of 37-5 million rials (£432,000) was the result.'
Tables are attached showing the value of imports from the principal
importing countries.
Imports.
F. A. G. GRAY.
I .—Imports from Principal Importing Countries.
(Exclusive of non-dutiable goods.)
1935-36. 193A-35.
1,000 Rials. 1,000 Rials.
Soviet Union
Germany
E T nited Kingdom ...
United States
Japan
British India and Ceylon...
241,108 193,048
119,112 59.254
83,247 66,588
78,274 54,825
57,802 57,638
84.905 51 999( 2 )
( 2 ) After deducting 42,810,556
5 rials gold bars.
[40 g-1]
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