TEHRAN- The value of exports from West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, rose by 63 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.

Abdol-Hamid Sartipi, the head of the province’s Industry, Mining and Trade Department, said that 3.981 million tons of non-oil commodities valued at $1.451 billion were exported from the province in the six-month period of the present year, indicating 41 percent growth in terms of weight, year on year.

As announced by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran exported 67.7 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $24.144 billion in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year.

Mohammad Rezvanifar said that the export of non-oil commodities in H1 increased by 29 percent in terms of weight.

The official put the country’s value of six-month non-oil trade at $54.6 billion.

He said the value of the Islamic Republic’s non-oil trade in the first half of the current Iranian year increased by 4.84 percent compared to the same period last year.

In terms of weight, the country’s foreign trade reached 82.3 million tons which was 23.78 percent more than the figure for the previous year’s first half.

As the IRICA head announced, 17.6 million tons of goods valued at $30.443 billion were imported into the country in the said period, indicating an 11.62-percent rise in terms of value, and a 6.89 percent increase in terms of weight, year on year.

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