Iran’s Non-Oil Trade Volume at $42 Bln in Six Month
The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that Iran’s foreign trade volume in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21 – September 22) has reached $42.169 billion. The volume of exports of non-oil goods (excluding crude oil, fuel oil and kerosene and also without considering exports out of luggage trade) in the same period valued at $20.948 billion (-11%). China ($5.106 billion), Iraq ($ 4.663 billion), Turkey ($2.552 billion), the United Arab Emirates ($ 2.356 billion) and Afghanistan ($ 1.076 billion) were Iran’s five major export destinations, which accounted for over $15.753 billion (75%) in total.
Iran imported goods, valued at $21.221 billion (-6%) in the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21– September 22), IRICA added. Accordingly, China ($ 5.304 billion), the United Arab Emirates ($ 3.780 billion) Turkey ($ 2.618 billion), India ($ 2.127 billion) and Germany ($ 1.013 billion) exported over $14.842 billion (70%) worth of products to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same period.