IRNA – Iran’s inflation rate in the 12 months ending in the Iranian calendar month of Ordi­be­hesht (May 21) was announced at 34.2%, according to the latest statistics released by Statistical Center of Iran. The statistics suggested that the Iranian households in this month of Ordibe­hesht on average paid some 52.1 percent more than the same month in the preceding year for the same commodities and services. 

EU-Iran Foreign Trade in the first quarter of  2019  generated 1260 mil­li­on Euro. The 28 EU coun­tries exported goods worth € 1042 mn Euro to Iran and imported goods worth € 218 mn.  Germany was the most important EU trade partner of Iran, with a trade volume of 394 million Euro, fol­lowed by Italy (200 mn Euro) and Belgium and Luxemburg (100 mn Euro).

The European Union (EU28) export of goods to Iran stood at 1042 million Euro, a de­crea­se of 56%  com­­pared with the first quarter in 2018.  According to the la­test da­ta by Euro­stat, the sta­tis­tical office of the European Union, 33% of the EU ex­ports to Iran ca­me from Ger­­­many, which de­­­li­ve­red goods worth €339 million, that was 50% less than in the first quarter of 2018. Second (16%) was Italy with exports worth € 162 million (-60%), fol­lowed by France (€ 91 million, -63%) and the Ne­ther­­­lands (€ 89 million, -58%). 

In the first quarter of the year 2019 the 28 EU countries imported goods worth € 218 million from Iran, (a de­crea­se of 92% compared with the first quarter of 2018).  Major Iranian ex­ports to the Eu­ro­pean Union (25%) go to Germany, which imported goods worth € 55 million from Iran (-42%), fol­­lowed by Belgium and Luxemburg (€ 49 million, +76%) and Italy (€ 38 million,       -95%).

Im ersten Quartal 2019 fiel der deutsch-iranische Außenhandel mit 399 Mio. Euro zum ersten Quartal 2018 um 49%. Deutschland lieferte Wa­­­ren im Wert von 339 Mio. Euro (-50%); die iranischen Lieferungen nach Deutschand  lagen bei 60 Mio. Euro (-42%). 

Wichtigste Warengruppen bei den deutschen Lieferungen nach Iran im ersten Quartal 2019 wa­­ren Ma­­­schi­­nen, Apparate und mechanische Geräte (99  Mio. Euro),  pharma­zeu­ti­sche Er­­zeug­nisse (49 Mio. Euro), optische, photo­gra­fi­sche usw. Er­zeug­nisse (27 Mio. Euro), Getreide (25 Mio. Euro) sowie elektro­tech­ni­sche Er­zeug­nisse (24 Mio. Euro).

Die iranischen Liefe­run­gen nach Deutschland im Berichtszeitraum setz­ten sich u.a. zu­sam­­men aus geniessbaren Früch­­­­­­­ten und Nüssen im Wert von 15 Mio. Eu­­ro, pharma­zeu­­ti­schen Er­zeugnis­sen (10 Mio. Euro), ande­ren Waren tie­­ri­schen Ur­sprungs (Häu­te und Schafs­­därme) (10 Mio. Eu­ro) sowie Teppi­chen (8 Mio. €).

Eine Ta­bel­le mit 98 Wa­rengruppen kann angefordert werden. Hauptursache für den Rückgang des Han­­dels zwi­schen Iran und Deutschland sind die seit November 2018 wieder vollständig reak­ti­vier­ten US-Sankti­onen.  Nach Angaben des Statis­ti­schen Bun­des­amtes, Revision: Aug. 2018 – Dez. 2019    

Iran's non-oil foreign trade during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20) stood at $4.881 billion. Compared with statistics provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran Cus­toms Administration, foreign trade indicates a 14% decrease compared with the same month of last year. The country recorded a non-oil trade surplus of $213 million for the month. Exports hit $2.547 billion during the month to April 20 to register a 18% decline in value year-on-year.  Imports amounted to  $2.334 billion, down 8% in value over last year’s correspon­ding period, IRICA data show.

Main Destinations, Exported Commodities

Iran’s top export destinations were China with $711 million (-2%), Iraq with $389 million (-1%), South Korea with $250 million (+24%), the UAE with $231 million (-58%) and Afghanistan with $140 million (-18%)  during the period under review.  By “non-oil”, IRICA refers to all commodities, except crude oil. Therefore, oil-driven products and byproducts, as well as petrochemical products, are still categorized as non-oil.  IRICA cate­gorizes non-oil exports into three groups: “petrochemicals”, “gas condensates” and “others”.  Petrochemicals worth $881 million were exported last year, registering a decrease of 15% com­pared with the previous year;  it accounted for 35% of Iran’s overall non-oil exports.  Exports of gas condensates stood at $348 million in Farvardin, followed by “other light oils and their pro­ducts, except gasoline” worth $147 million, liquefied propane worth $144 million, me­tha­nol worth $100 million and non-alloy semi-finished iron/steel products worth $90 million. Ex­ports of non-oil products, including carpets, as well as agricultural, industrial and mining pro­ducts, are classified within “others” group fell in the neighborhood of  $1.318 billion in the month en­ding April 20, indicating a decline of 19% YOY. “Other items” accounted for 52% of Iran’s total exports.  

Main Exporters to Iran, Imported Commodities

Major exporters to Iran during the first month of the current Iranian year were China, Turkey, the UAE, India and the Netherlands.  Imports from China dropped by 30% to reach $434 milli­on. This is while imports from Turkey jumped 160% in value to hit $346 mil­li­on. The UAE’s ex­ports to Iran increased 7% to stand at $338 million. Imports from India grew 213% in value to reach $323 million.  The Netherlands’ exports to Iran surged 218% to reach $129 million. Imports from Germany dropped by 6% to reach $120 million . Iran’s imports over the one-month period mainly included rice ($196 million accounting for 8% of total imports), field corn worth $123 million, soybean oilcake worth $98 million, butter worth $91 million and soybeans worth $75 million.