TEHRAN - The sales index of Iranian industrial companies active in the stock market has grown 13 percent in the sixth Iranian calendar month of Shahrivar (August 22-September 21) as compared to the figure for the same month in the previous year.

Based on official data, the total sales of the mentioned companies (except for petrochemical companies) reached $7.82 billion in the mentioned month, Tasnim News Agency reported.

As reported, the total sales of industrial companies active in the stock market stood at $6.3 billion in the same month of the previous year.

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