Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 31
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Agricultural products shared 9.2 percent of Iran’s exports in terms of value during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 20-Dec. 21, 2016), said the latest statistics released by Trade Promotion Organization of Iran.
The value of Iran's agricultural exports accounted for $2.913 billion, during the period, 3 percent more year-on-year. Iran exported 3.435 million tons of agricultural products, indicating a rise by 29 percent compared to the first nine month of preceding year (March 20-Dec. 21, 2015).
Industrial products shared 33.8 percent of Iran’s exports in terms of value during the first nine months of the current fiscal year. The value of Iran's industrial exports accounted for $10.683 billion, during the period, 5 percent more year-on-year. Iran exported 24.17 million tons of industrial products, indicating a rise by 4 percent compared to the first nine month of preceding year.
Iran’ petrochemical exports increased by 1.3 percent to $9.743 billion during the 9-month period. The volume of the petrochemical exports registered a rise by 28 percent to 21.467 million tons in the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
Iran exported 13.051 million tons of gas condensate, worth $5.124 billion in the period, which indicates a 97.5-percent and a 65-percent increase in volume and value respectively, year-on-year.
Iran's total non-oil exports (including the gas condensate) stood at $31.593 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, which indicates a 9-percent increase.
Therefore, the share of the gas condensate, also known as ultra-light oil from total non-oil exports stood at 16.2 percent, while petrochemical products shared 30.8 percent of Iran's total non-oil exports in the nine months.
The Islamic Republic also exported $256 million worth of handicrafts and hand-made carpets (12 percent increase) and $972 million worth of mineral products(42 percent increase) in the 9-month period.
Mineral products shared 2.9 percent of the Islamic Republic’s total exports in terms of value.