Non-oil exports up 6.5% in a year

April 10, 2018 - 10:30

TEHRAN- the value of Iran’s non-oil exports reached $46.931 billion in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), with 6.56 percent growth from $44.42 billion in its previous year, Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Gas condensate, liquefied natural gas (LNG), propane, low-density oils and their byproducts except for gasoline, and methanol were the main exported products with China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, South Korea, and Turkey their main export destinations.

It is worth mentioning that Iran’s exports to China rose 8.31 percent in the previous year.

Iran’s imports of the non-oil products during the past calendar year stood at $54.302 billion, indicating 24.31 percent increase from the figure of its preceding year.

Automobile parts, corn as livestock feed, rice, soy bean and motor vehicles were the main imported goods and China, UAE, South Korea, Turkey and Germany were the top exporters of commodities to Iran during the mentioned time span.

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