INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- The value of export from Zanjan province increased 45 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March
21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.Zeyn-ul-abedin Ganj Khanlou, the
five-month period.He said that the five-month export also indicates eight percent growth in terms of weight.He named zinc ingot, transformer
and accessories, and steel ingot as the main exported products and Turkey, Iraq, and United Arab Emirates as the major export
destinations.The official further announced that commodities valued at $231.6 million were imported to the province in the first five months
of this year, which was 31 percent more than the figure in the same time span of the past year.The import shows 13 percent fall in terms of
weight, he said.He named zinc dust, wood pulp, recycled paper and cardboard, tobacco and tobacco pulp as the major imported products.The
Alireza Moghadasi, Iran exported 44 million tons of non-oil commodities in the mentioned five months which was 3.5 percent less than the
declined by 8.5 percent, year on year, the official added.In total, the Islamic Republic traded about 58 million tons of non-oil goods worth
$42.589 billion with its trade partners in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, up about 23 percent in terms of
value.Iran's top export destinations during this period were China, Iraq, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and India, according to
Moghadasi.Liquid propane, methanol, liquefied natural gas, polyethylene, iron, and steel ingots were among the top exported items in the
