Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 28/ Trend, F. Karimov/
Iran exported over 35 million tons of non-oil goods (including gas condensates), worth $15.2 billion, during the first five months of the current calendar year which began on March 21, according to the Iranian Customs Administration.
Exports fell 7.99 percent in value year on year.
Iron ore and its concentrates, methanol, and bitumen were the main items exported.
Moreover, imports of non-oil goods amounted to 11.19 million tons, valued at $16.3 billion in the 5-month period, showing a 26.36 percent fall in value year on year.
Iran exported around $43.7 billion worth of non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year and imported about $61.8 billion worth of non-oil goods, hitting the unprecedented mark of $105 billion in annual trade.
In May 2012, the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran's Deputy Director Kiyumars Fat'hollah Kermanshahi said that annual imports and exports are projected to reach $77 billion and $83 billion respectively by March 2016.