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: The value of Iran’s non-oil export to its neighbors increased by 16 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.
Monday 29 July 2024 - 08:00
Story Code : 425601
Source : Tehran Times
Iran’s non-oil export to neighbors up 16% in 4 months on year
The official further announced that Iran imported 7.215 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $9.179 billion from the neighboring countries during the first four months of the current year, with one percent growth in terms of weight and four percent fall in terms of worth, as compared to the same period of time in the past year.
According to the official, Iran's trade balance with 15 neighboring countries has been positive by 1.5 billion dollars without considering oil, during the said four-month period.
As previously announced by the IRICA head, in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, the country exported $17.5 billion non-oil goods, registering an 8.0 percent growth, year on year.
Rezvanifar put the total value of the country’s non-oil trade in the mentioned four months at $36 billion.
According to the official, Iran imported $18.5 billion worth of non-oil products, about 6.0 percent less than the figure for the previous year’s corresponding period.
The country’s trade balance was $1.0 billion negative in the mentioned four months, indicating a significant decline compared to the previous year’s same period.
In the first four months of the previous Iranian year, the country’s export of non-oil goods stood at nearly $16 billion, while the imports during this period were about $19.5 billion. The trade balance of the country was negative $2.5 billion during this period.
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