TEHRAN – As announced by a provincial official, the value of non-oil export from Semnan province rose 30 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Morteza Hajian-Nejad, the director-general of Semnan province, said that 9,000 tons of commodities worth over $64 million were exported from the province in the four-month period, indicating also 50 percent rise in terms of weight year on year.

He said the commodities were exported to 33 countries, and mentioned Iraq, Russia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and the UAE as the main export destinations.

Semnan province is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is the city of Semnan.

The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range, bordering desert in its southern parts.

The province is divided into two parts: a mountainous region and the plains at the foot of the mountains.

The province neighbors Golestan and Mazandaran Provinces to the north, North Khorasan Province to the northeast, Tehran and Qom Provinces to the west, Isfahan Province to the south, South Khorasan Province to the southeast, and  Khorasan Razavi Province to the east.

As previously announced by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, the country exported $17.5 billion non-oil goods, registering an 8.0 percent growth, year on year.

Mohammad Rezvanifar put the total value of the country’s non-oil trade in the mentioned four months at $36 billion, IRIB reported.

According to the official, Iran imported $18.5 billion worth of non-oil products, about 6.0 percent less than the figure for the previous year’s corresponding period.

The country’s trade balance was $1.0 billion negative in the mentioned four months, indicating a significant decline compared to the previous year’s same period.

In the first four months of the previous Iranian year, the country’s export of non-oil goods stood at nearly $16 billion, while the imports during this period were about $19.5 billion. The trade balance of the country was negative $2.5 billion during this period.

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