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Iran’s Non-Oil Exports Grow by 22 Percent in 2 Months (30 May 2018)

Iran"s non-oil exports to other countries exceeded $900 million in the first two months of the current Iranian year March 21, 2018-May 21, 2018, a customs report said.


"Iran non-oil exports registered a $942 million positive balance showing a 22 percent growth as compared to last year"s corresponding period," Iran"s Customs Administration reported.


According to the report, in a two-month period from March 21 to May 21, exports of various commodities except gas condensates and petrochemicals increased by 40.54 percent reaching to $4.391 billion. Meanwhile petrochemical exports increased by 1.19 percent reaching to $2.318 billion and gas condensate exports grew by 10.54 percent reaching to $1.29 billion.


The main buyers of Iranian goods during the two-month period were China with $1.451 billion, the United Arab Emirates with $1.371 billion, Iraq with $1.162 billion, Afghanistan with $577 million and India with $460 million and the other countries with $2.718 billion.


The main exporters of commodities to Iran during the mentioned period of time were China with $1.736 billion, the United Arab Emirates with $986 million, South Korea with $423 million, Germany with $357 million, and Turkey with $353 million.


Source: Farsnews  - Date: (30 May 2018)