TEHRAN- Iran’s non-oil trade during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21, 2016) amounted to $35.817 billion, according to the Iran Customs Administration.

The country’s non-oil exports totaled $19.108 billion, a 10.22 percent rise compared to the same period in the previous year.

Meanwhile, $16.709 billion of non-oil goods were imported, showing 2.85 percent decline year on year.

Main exported items included gas condensate, worth $3.27 billion, and liquefied gas, worth $1.94 billion.

Rice and corn were the two main imported items, valued at $476 million and $417 million respectively.

China topped the list of Iranian non-oil goods importers with $3.405 billion of import. The United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Turkey and South Korea ranked next.

Meanwhile, China was the leading exporter of non-oil goods to Iran with $3.863 billion of export. The United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and Turkey ranked next.

Iran’s non-oil trade hit $83 billion in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 19, 2016.

Iran exported $42.415 billion of non-oil goods while imported $41.499 billion of non-oil goods, showing 16.11 percent decrease in exports and 22.53 percent decline in imports when compared to its previous year.

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