ABSTRACT
Since Burma is an agricultural country, it is only natural that her principal exports are products of agriculture and the extractive industries, whereas her principal imports are manufactured goods. Upon the expiration in April 1940 of the Indo-Burma trade agreement consequent upon separation, Burmese public opinion demanded a revision of the customs policy in the interests of the producer of raw materials. Overland trade between India and Burma through Manipur and Assam may be dismissed as of no consequence since it consists solely of village products. Burma is well provided with means for internal communications. The state-owned Burma Railways connect the important cities of Burma with 2,060 miles of meter-gauge line. Labor in Burma is protected by the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. Burma is well provided with a wide variety of mineral products, the most important being silver, lead, tungsten, tin, lignite, copper, precious stones, limestone and clay.
