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In stiiking contrast to the foregoing figures, imports of cotton piece-goods from
Japan increased from 19-1 to 33-8 million rials, and an appreciable increase was
also recorded m the case of Italy (from 9-7 to 14 million rials). Japan also
deprived India of her preponderating share of cotton yarn imports, the Japanese
figures being 4-7 and 16-8 million rials in 1931-32'and 1932-33 respectively,
whereas Indian imports declined from 27 to 16-4 million rials. Although con-
^sideiable dissatisfaction has been expressed in the Tehran Bazaar at the constant
.v •Vice reductions of Japanese piece-goods, it appears to be the case that these
articles at the moment are actually able to undersell the Soviet product, quality
loi quality, and it will be very interesting to see whether the Soviet product is
able to recover the lost ground if an eventual settlement of the dispute with Persia
is achieved. Although a certain loss of British trade in cotton goods is inevitable
m lace of this severe competition, the better qualities are not yet affected, and they
are likely to continue to find a market in Persia in proportion to the degree of
prosperity in the country at any given time.
Imports of woollen goods increased last year, the respective figures for the
moic important countiies in 1932—33 and 1931—32 being : Belgium, 5*4 million
rials (4-8), France, 4-6 (2-7); United Kingdom, 2-8 (0-86); Italy, 2
(1-4); and Germany, 1 (0-38).
The Lnited States accounted for the lion's share of imports of motor cars
and lorries, with 189 of the former valued at 3-7 million rials, and 447 of the
latter at 17-8 million rials; imports of these two items from the United States
of America last year totalled 672 units, valued at 16 -6 million rials. The United
Kingdom was the only competitor in respect of imports of cars, 66 of which
valued at 910,000 rials were imported against 28 last year, valued at 400,000 rials.
Fair progress was also made in imports of lorries 'from the United Kingdom,
93 valued at 2-6 million rials comparing with 16 last year valued at 316,000 rials!
Other countries importing lorries were Czechoslovakia, with 19 valued at
1 -5 million rials, and Germany with 7 at 732,000 rials. Tyres and spare parts
came mostly from the United States (13-3 and 6’4 million rials respectively), but
France (2-9 million rials), and the United Kingdom (1-1 million rials), also
supplied a certain quantity of tyres.
S. S.