Export value of mineral and mining industries products passed $2.9 billion, whereas import value of these products reached $1.4 billion in the first five months of the last Iranian year.
Moreover, export value of mineral and mining industries products in the first five months of current year increased to $2.3 billion which compared to the corresponding period of the last year shows 23 percent growth.
During this period, growth of mineral exports were as follows: steel chain 62 percent, copper 471 percent, zinc 24 percent, lead 45 percent, molybdenum 147 percent, chrome 18 percent and mica 861 percent.
Also value of steel chain export rose to $1 billion and 293 million and copper 422 million.
26 percent import reduction
In the first five months of the current year import value of mineral and mining industries products with 26 percent decline reduced to 1.4 billion meanwhile during the same period of the last year was $1.9 billion.