TEHRAN- Transit of goods via Iran rose 24 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- August 22) compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a transport official.

Reza Nafisi, director general of Transit and International Transportation Department in Iran Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization, said over 4.018 tons of commodities have been transited via the country during the mentioned time, IRNA reported on Monday.

Of the mentioned figure, 1.229 million tons were oil products and 2.789 million tons were non-oil goods, he added.

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