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Ceylon. Japan increased her imports from 52 million rials to 82 million rials
(11*7 per cent.), of which 65-3 million rials represented cotton piece-goods and
8-2 million rials cotton yarns; in exchange, Japan imported from Iran goods to a
value of only 12-5 million rials, consisting almost entirely of raw cotton, so that
the adverse balance to Iran was 69-5 million rials. Japan’s failure to take up
opium from Iran during the year must have been a source of disappointment to
the Iranian Government. German imports increased from 55 million rials to
70 million rials, the largest single item being machinery valued at 17 million rials.
Imports from the United States were higher at 58-3 million rials, of which
52 million rials represented motor vehicles, spare parts and tyres.
There was no check to Japanese inroads into the cotton piece-goods market,
sales increasing from 32-9 to 65-3 million rials. Soviet imports show a
corresponding decrease, from 71 • 3 to 36 • 6 million rials. Imports from the United
Kingdom fell from 32-6 to 23-5 million rials, and those from British India from
12-9 to 10-9 million rials. Italian imports suffered even more severely, falling
from 14 1 to 3 million rials. It is quite possible that when the Cotton Goods
Import Monopoly Company has had more experience, a serious attempt will be
made to stem the tide of imports from countries which buy little or nothing in
Iran, and in that eventuality Japanese imports of cotton goods will decline, if
they have not already begun to do so.
Imports of cotton yarn from British India further declined from 16-4 to
12-6 million rials, and those from Japan from 17 to 8-2 million rials.
United States supremacy in the automobile trade was even more marked than
previously, and the recent improvement shown by the United Kingdom in this line
was not maintained, Germany importing trucks to a higher value. Germany led
the field in imports of industrial machinery with 17 million rials, followed by
Czechoslovakia (11-3 million rials), United Kingdom (5-4 million rials) and
Sweden (4-9 million rials).
United Kingdom imports of woollen textiles slightly increased, most other
countries except Japan showing decreases. The United Kingdom also easily
maintained the lion’s share of the market for bicycles.
Transit Trade.
Statistics of transit trade show the interesting facts that imports for transit
of silver bars (mostly from the United Kingdom) totalled 76,678,237 rials; of
silver coins 10 million rials; and of precious stones 2-76 million rials. The
destination of these articles is not shown, but it is probable that most of them
were re-exported to India.
Tables are attached showing the value of imports from the more important
importing countries, and also the value of certain selected imports with their
countries of origin.
I .—Imports from Principal Importing Countries.
1933-34.
1932-33.
Rials.
Rials.
Soviet Union ...
147,661,411
207,894,802
United Kingdom^)
137,275,901
104,340,191
Japan
82,055,479
52,309,509
Germany
69,975,896
55,318,172
British India and Ceylon
64,544,661
74.481,734
United States ...
58,299,808
54,324,649
II .—Imports of Cotton Piece-Goods.
1933-34.
1932-33.
Rials.
Rials.
Total imports
143,191,000
168,727,000
Japan
65,371,084
32,907,830
U.S.S.R
36,632,673
71,338,598
United Kingdom
23,502.573
32.665,468
British India ...
10,932,674
12,917,798
Italy
3,009,299
14.187,149
p) After deduction of item of 143,480,553 rials gold bullion presumed to have been imported from
United Kingdom.
[415 g— 1] B 2