TEHRAN – The U.S. exported $13.3 million worth of products to Iran in January 2015, a 1.5 percent rise from $13.1 million in January 2014, according to a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report said Iran was the 130th export destination of the U.S. products in January 2015, the Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday.
The Iran-U.S. trade totaled $182.1 million in 2014, with one hundred percent of the sum related to U.S. exports to Iran, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau statistics. The figure showed 42 percent fall from $315 million in 2013.
Iran transacted non-oil goods with 177 countries in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2014, according to the Iran Customs Administration. The balance of trade with 91 countries was positive. The country exported $31.332 billion of non-oil goods, excluding gas condensates, and imported $50.818 billion of non-oil goods during the 12-month period. Iran had the highest positive trade balance with Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Egypt, and Azerbaijan, while it registered the highest negative trade balance with the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Switzerland, China, and Germany.