Azerbaijan, Baku, Jul. 1/ Trend, F. Karimov/
Iran's non-oil exports (including gas condensates) reached $9.75 billion during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-May 21), the Customs Administration of Iran reported.
Non-oil imports stood at $9.39 billion for the same period.
Exports amounted to 21.69 million tons in weight, showing a 65.1 percent rise in value year on year.
Imports amounted to 6.60 million tons in weight, showing 83.29 percent fall year on year.
Methanol, iron ore concentrate, and bitumen were the main exported items. China, Iraq, and the UAE were the main destinations for Iranian products.
Meanwhile, rice, soy meal, and wheat were the main imported item. The UAE, China, and India were the main origins of exports to Iran.
Iran's non-oil exports will reach $59 billion during this Iranian calendar year, which ends March 20, 2014, the Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Kioumars Fathollah Kermanshahi said in May.
The announced figure is based on the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan, the IRNA News Agency quoted Kermanshahi as saying.
He went on to note that technical and engineering services will account for $18 billion of the mentioned amount.
According to the director of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, Hamid Safdel, Iran's total non-oil exports stood at $50 billion in the previous year.
Iran had non-oil trade with 196 countries in the mentioned period.