Iran’s non-oil exports nearing $32 billion

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) - The value of non-oil exports, including gas condensates, stood at $31.9 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year which ended on December 21, showing 38 percent rise year on year, the Iranian Customs Administration director said. The Iranian non-oil exports amounted to 56.164 million tons in weight, up 10 percent compared to the same period the year before, Abbas Memarnejad told . China, the UAE, and Iraq were the main destinations for the Iranian goods, with $4.2 billion, $3.43 billion and $3.41 billion worth of imports, respectively. Previously, Trade Promotion Organization chief Hamid Safdel had said the value of non-oil exports is expected to hit $43 billion in the current year and $50.5 billion in the year after. Iran also imported some 26.5 million tons of goods, valued at around $44.7 billion in the nine-month period, indicating 22 percent and 5.7 percent fall in terms of weight and value, respectively. The UAE, China and South Korea, in order, were the main exporters to Iran, with $14.6 billion, $5.3 billion and $3.6 billion worth of exports.