TEHRAN- The value of non-oil export from Fars province rose 12 percent in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024-January 19, 2025), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad-Sadeq Hamidian, the head of the province\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture, said that 3.435 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $1.136 billion were exported from the province in the ten-month period, also indicating 15 percent growth in terms of weight, year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As previously announced by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran\u2019s non-oil exports reached approximately $48 billion in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year, marking an 18 percent increase compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foroud Asgari said the country’s total foreign trade during this period amounted to 158.18 million tons, valued at $103.85 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of this, exports accounted for 127.4 million tons worth $47.76 billion, reflecting a 12 percent rise in volume and an 18 percent increase in value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China remained Iran\u2019s top export destination with $12.3 billion in imports, followed by Iraq ($10 billion), the United Arab Emirates ($5.9 billion), and Turkey ($5.5 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the same period, Iran imported 30.78 million tons of goods worth $56 billion, showing a 3.0 percent decrease in volume but a 3.0 percent rise in value. Major imports included $6.3 billion in gold bullion, $2.3 billion in livestock corn, $1.8 billion in smartphones, and $1.6 billion in soybean meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asgari stated that the UAE was Iran\u2019s top source of imports with $17 billion, followed by China ($14.4 billion), Turkey ($9.9 billion), and Germany ($1.9 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also noted a sharp increase in car imports, with 41,297 vehicles worth $877 million entering the country, marking a 709 percent surge in quantity and a 744 percent rise in value compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asgari, who also serves as deputy economy minister, emphasized the role of trade in bolstering the national economy amid ongoing international sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SOURCE: TEHRAN TIMES<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TEHRAN- The value of non-oil export from Fars province rose 12 percent in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024-January 19, 2025), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced. Mohammad-Sadeq Hamidian, the head of the province\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\n