INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
year (March 21 -May 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs
Administration (IRICA) showed.Iran exported 17.014 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $8.516 billion in the said two months, also
registering a 1.6-percent rise in weight as compared to the first two months of the previous year, the data indicated.Based on the IRICA
data, Iran traded over 22.196 million tons of non-oil products worth $16.631 billion with other countries in the mentioned period, IRNA
reported.The Islamic Republic imported 5.182 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $8.115 billion in the first two months of the present
China was the first, importing $2.720 billion worth of products, the United Arab Emirates was the second with $1.502 billion worth of
imports, Iraq the third importing $1.312 billion, Turkey the fourth with $766 million of imports, and India the fifth importing $290 million
Russia.Considering the amounts of exports and imports in the mentioned two months, the country's foreign trade balance became $401 million
first month.Iran exported 7.324 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $3.699 billion in the said month, with a 10 percent drop in weight
million tons of non-oil products worth $48 billion in the previous year, which was $14 billion (41 percent) more than the figure for the
preceding year.The country's non-oil trade record in 1400 was reached while the toughest sanctions were imposed on Iran, but thanks to God
and the efforts of entrepreneurs, producers, and the cooperation of foreign trade-related organizations, a historical record was achieved in
the past year which was unprecedented in recent decades, the official underlined.EF/MA
