The value of Iran\u2019s non-oil trade reached $54.6 billion in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 21), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Mohammad Rezvanifar, the value of the Islamic Republic\u2019s non-oil trade in the first half of the current Iranian year increased by 4.84 percent compared to the same period last year, IRNA reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of weight, the country\u2019s foreign trade reached 82.3 million tons which was 23.78 percent more than the figure for the previous year\u2019s first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran exported 67.7 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $24.144 billion in the mentioned six months. The export of non-oil commodities in H1 increased by 29 percent in terms of weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, some 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The average value of each ton of exported goods in the first six months of the current year was $356 and the average value of each ton of imported goods was $1,729.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran’s top export destination during this period was China with $6.9 billion worth of imports from the Islamic Republic, followed by Iraq with $4.5 billion, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with over $3.0 billion, Turkey with $2.4 billion, and India with $1.1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liquefied natural gas, liquid propane, and liquid butane were the top exported items in the said six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the country\u2019s top five sources of imports in the first half of the current year were the UAE with $9.0 billion, China with $8.8 billion, Turkey with $3.3 billion, Germany with $1.1 billion, and India with $987 million worth of imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corn, smartphones, soybeans, sunflower seed oil, and rice were the top imported items in the period under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As previously announced by IRICA, the value of Iran\u2019s non-oil exports during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- August 22) reached $19.3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on IRICA data, Iran exported about 55.9 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $19.3 billion in the mentioned five months, registering an 8.55-percent decline in value and a 26.56 percent rise in terms of weight, IRNA reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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