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million (£884,370) to 44 million rials (£589,580). The Japanese share of the
export trade diminished from 12-5 million rials (£155,370) to 9 million (£122.000).
In spite of a drop from 140-7 million rials (£1,748,900) to 115-3 million
(£1,544,900), carpets were still the most important Iranian export after oil
products. Cotton, 95 million rials (£1,272,900), comes next, followed by raw wool
29 million rials (£388,600), lambskins 28 million (£375,200), gum Tragacanth
25 million (£335,000), rice 24 million (£321,600), sheep casings, raisins, almonds,
fish, opium and raw hides.
Commercial imports from the Soviet Union, valued at 193 million rials
(£2,586,000) and representing nearly 30 per cent, of the total, show an increase
of 47-8 million rials (£640,090) over last year's figures. Cotton piece-goods, up
to 73 million rials, were practically double her imports in the previous year.
Sugar imports, at 29 million rials (£390.930), improved by 12-5 million rials
(£167,500). Mineral oils show a slight increase; railway material was only
slightly under 2 million rials (£26,800) as compared with 36 • 6 million (£ 490 , 426 )
in 1933-34, when the large order for rails was delivered. The trade balance
between Iran and the Union, exclusive of non-dutiable imports, was in favour
of Iran to the extent of 4-8 million rials (£64,300), or, with Caspian Fisheries
exports, 25-5 million rials (£341,700). Commercial imports from the United
Kingdom, exclusive of gold and non-dutiable imports, amounted to 52 million rials
(£696,770), as compared with 63 million (£783,090) in 1933-34. The drop is
accounted for by a decrease of 12 million rials (£160.800) in cotton piece-goods.
India lost nearly 6 million rials (£80,400) in cotton piece-goods, whilst Japan
suffered to the extent of about 24 million rials (£482,400), presumably due to the
control by the Cotton Monopoly Company at Tehran. The United States
increased their exports of automobiles from 34 million rials (£422,500) to
37 million (£495,800) and spare parts from 13-8 million (£171,530) to
22-8 million (£305,000). Imports from Germany declined by about 5 million rials
(£67,000), losing ground on machinery, railway material, colours and dyes, but
importing a lot of miscellaneous goods. Imports of cotton yarns dropped further
to 5-2 million rials (£69,680), of which India supplied 4 million rials worth
(£53,600). Imports of all wool textiles fell from 13-3 million rials (£165,320) to
10 million (£134,000), of which the United Kingdom exported 3-1 million
(£41,540), Belgium 2-2 million (£29,480), Italy 2-1 million (£28,140) and France
1 ■ 4 million (£18,760).
Tables are attached showing the value of imports from the principal
importing countries and also the value of certain selected imports with their
countries of origin.
Imports.
Enclosure 2.
Import Tables.
193^-35. 1933-34-
1,000 rials. 1,000 rials.
Soviet Union
United Kingdom(')
193,048 145,183
51,999 63.108
66,588 57,900
57,638 54,606
59,254 64.540
54,825 82,043
British India and Ceylon
Germany
Japan
(*) After deduction of 42,810,556 rials gold bars.
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