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Carpets and Kelims 96 239,050 sq. metres Casings 60 2,000,000 coils Seeds and Spices 70 Hides and skins 55 1,400,000 pieces Afghan export commodities have brought in from major receiving countries during the year the following amounts : India ... ... 564 million rupees Pakistan ... 129 .. .. U.S.S.R. ... 76 .. dollars Great Britain ... 16 .. pounds sterling Germany ... 35 .. marks Czechoslovakia 14 .. dollars U.S.A. ... ... 17 .. .. From the above statistics it can be seen that more than fifty per cent. of Afghani-stan's trade income in 1336 was derived from dried fruits, karakul, cotton, wool and fresh fruits. Dried fruit, which was the leading export commodity, earned 26 per cent. of the total trade income, while karakul brought in 22 per cent., cotton 16 per cent., wool 10 per cent., and fresh fruits 7 per cent. This order of importance of commodities was not the same in 1335. Comparing trade figures of 1336 to those of 1335 it can be seen that during the latter year karakul was the leading export commodity, forming 25 per cent. of the country's trade earnings, while dried fruits earnings were 22 per cent. of the total. Similarly, cotton brought in 12 per cent., wool 10 per cent. and fresh fruits 11 per cent. A study of the export trade also indicates that the export of some commodities has been steadily rising—such as karakul which shows a steady rise One of the numerous designs of Afghan carpets is the Feel Pye (Elephant Pad) one shown above 96 A mountain torrent in the Greater Pamir