Date: 17 March 2020 , 16:04
News ID: 8926

Non-oil trade at $78.5b in 11 months

The value of Iran’s non-oil trade stood at $78.5 billion during the eleven-month period from March 21, 2019 until February 19, 2020, IRIB reported on Tuesday, citing the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Non-oil trade at $78.5b in 11 months

The IRICA data show that the country has exported 125 million tons of non-oil commodities valued at $38.5 billion during the mentioned eleven-month period, with a 17-percent rise in weight while 4.4-percent fall in the worth compared to the same time span in the past year.

Iran’s 11-month imports of non-oil goods stood at 32 million tons worth $40 billion, indicating 10.8 percent growth in weight and 2.3 percent rise in value year-on-year, the same report confirmed.

China, Iraq, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Afghanistan were the major export destinations of Iranian non-oil commodities, while China, UAE, Turkey, India and Germany were the main import sources of such goods to Iran during the mentioned eleven-month period.

The value of Iran’s non-oil exports stood at $44.3 billion in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019) while $42.6 billion worth of commodities were shipped into the country.

source: Tehran Times