Iran exported some $439 million worth of handmade carpets in the first ten months of the current calendar year, which began on March 21, 2011, the vice president of Iran's National Carpet Center said.

 

The amount showed 3.6 percent decrease compared to the same period last year, Mehdi Kateb told Mehr news agency.

 

The United Arab Emirates, Germany and Lebanon were the main destinations for the Persian carpets, he noted,

 

The value of Iran’s handmade carpet exports in the current calendar year is projected to hit $600 million.

 

Iran exported $556 million worth of handmade carpets in the previous calendar year, up 12 percent year on year. The amount showed some 4 percent increase in terms of weight in comparison to its preceding year.