Non-oil exports up by 19 pc

Tehran, Nov 16, IRNA – Iran's non-oil exports showed a 19-percent increase in terms of volume in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), it was reported on Sunday. Chairman of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Valiollah Afkhami told IRNA that the exported items brought some $27 billion to the country which is eight percent higher than its corresponding period last year. Afkhami said the non-oil products were mostly sold to China, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India. He added that during the said period, some $7.5 billion worth of gas condensates was also exported indicating a 63-percent rise compared with the same period last year. According to Afkhami, Iran exported $7.6 billion worth of petrochemicals, in the same period, up by 18 percent compared to the preceding year.