ABSTRACT
Despitetheimpossibilityofknowingthevolumeofthetradein importsinIndiangoodstoBahrain,thevalueusedtoreachhundreds ofthousandsofIndianrupeesannuallyandwealsoknowthatthe yearlyaveragenumberofimportsequalledthenumberofpearl exportsfortheregion45inthefirstyearsofthe19thcentury.
