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Iran-China trade increases by 19%

Business Materials 7 February 2018 18:35 (UTC +04:00)
Trade turnover between Iran and China stood at $37.18 billion in 2017.
Iran-China trade increases by 19%

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 4‎

By Fatih Karimov – Trend:

Trade turnover between Iran and China stood at $37.18 billion in 2017.

The figure indicates a rise by 19 percent compared to January-December 2016, according to the latest data released by the Chinese Customs Administration.

China's exports to Iran in the 12-month period amounted to $18.599 billion, 13.3 percent more year-on-year.

China exported $2.065 billion worth of goods to the Islamic Republic in December 2017, compared to $1.8 billion worth of exports in December 2016.

The country also imported $18.579 billion worth of goods from Iran in the 12-month period, 25.3 percent more compared to 2016.

China’s imports from Iran amounted to $1.576 billion in December 2017, while the figure stood at $1.579 billion in December 2016.

China mainly imports crude oil from Iran, which has witnessed price rise in recent months.

Trade turnover between the two countries was $51 billion in 2014, 31 percent more compared to the preceding year.

The figure stood at $34 billion in 2015, indicating a 34 percent plunge.

In 2016, trade turnover between Iran and China stood at $31.2 billion, down 7.7 percent from 2015.

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