Irans annual non-oil trade touches $95b
Tuesday 09 April 2013
TEHRAN - Irans non-oil trade with outside world hit $94.8 billion in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, Iranian Customs Administration Director Abbas Memarnejad said on Monday.
Non-oil exports stood at $41.5 billion, while imports amounted to $53.3 billion in the past year, he added.
According to official statistics, the figures were $43.7 billion and $61.7 billion, respectively, in the calendar year which ended in March 2012.
In January, Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Director Hamid Safdel stated that the value of Irans non-oil exports in the current Iranian calendar year is predicted to reach $59.5 billion.
Exports of mineral, agricultural, industrial, and petrochemical products are seen to add up to $41 billion, the Mehr News Agency quoted Safdel as saying. The value of technical and engineering exports is estimated to be around $5.5 billion, he added.
Exports of other goods, including gas condensates, are envisaged to reach $13 billion, he noted.
Iran is currently in trade with 151 countries, he noted.
TPOI Deputy Director Kiyumars Fathollah Kermanshahi said in May 2012 that Irans annual imports and exports are projected to reach $77 billion and $83 billion, respectively, by March 2016.
tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/106656-irans-annual-non-oil-trade-touches-95b
Tuesday 09 April 2013
TEHRAN - Irans non-oil trade with outside world hit $94.8 billion in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, Iranian Customs Administration Director Abbas Memarnejad said on Monday.
Non-oil exports stood at $41.5 billion, while imports amounted to $53.3 billion in the past year, he added.
According to official statistics, the figures were $43.7 billion and $61.7 billion, respectively, in the calendar year which ended in March 2012.
In January, Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Director Hamid Safdel stated that the value of Irans non-oil exports in the current Iranian calendar year is predicted to reach $59.5 billion.
Exports of mineral, agricultural, industrial, and petrochemical products are seen to add up to $41 billion, the Mehr News Agency quoted Safdel as saying. The value of technical and engineering exports is estimated to be around $5.5 billion, he added.
Exports of other goods, including gas condensates, are envisaged to reach $13 billion, he noted.
Iran is currently in trade with 151 countries, he noted.
TPOI Deputy Director Kiyumars Fathollah Kermanshahi said in May 2012 that Irans annual imports and exports are projected to reach $77 billion and $83 billion, respectively, by March 2016.
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