TABNAK, Oct, 07: The figure includes US$12.3 billion exports and US$18.3 billion imports.
Iran’s exports surged by 6.2 and its imports rose by 11.6 percent this summer comparing to similar period in the year before, he said.
Earlier on September 27, the Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mohammad Rezvanifar announced that the value of Iran’s non-oil exports increased by 6.5 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year,
He had said that the country exported 70 million tons of non-oil products valued at $25.8 billion during the first half of this year, also indicating 3.5 percent growth in terms of weight, year on year.
Iran also exported $23.2 billion of oil and $600 million of technical and engineering services during the mentioned period, boosting the country's total exports to $49.6 billion.
During this period, the imports reached $32.6 billion, including $2.5 billion of gold bullion.
Stating that the country's total trade exchange during the first half of the current year was $82.2 billion, he added: “During this period, the trade balance of the country without oil and technical and engineering services was 6.8 billion dollars negative, and taking into account oil and technical and engineering services, it was 17 billion dollars positive.”
