Exports to Iraq increased by XNUMX%

According to Iran Customs, Seyyed Ruhollah Latif, the customs spokesman, said: In the first five months of this year, compared to the same period, Iraq's imports have increased by XNUMX% in terms of value. Export from Iraq It has also experienced a XNUMX% growth. Iraq has been the second largest buyer of Iranian goods in the last few years, but unfortunately, last year due to the spread of the Corona virus, several borders with this country were closed for months, and like many countries, our trade decreased last year.

He added: "Fortunately, in the first five months of this year, with the effect of the corona virus on foreign trade, the trend of the country's foreign trade has been growing, and this has also been effective for Iraq as the second export partner of our country." By the end of August, our country's exports to Iraq were more than XNUMX million XNUMX thousand tons worth three billion XNUMX million XNUMX thousand XNUMX dollars, which compared to the first five months of the previous year, a XNUMX% growth in terms of weight and in terms of We saw a XNUMX% growth in value.

Regarding the import from Iraq, the customs spokesman said: In the first XNUMX months of this year, XNUMX thousand XNUMX tons of goods worth XNUMX million XNUMX thousand XNUMX dollars were imported from Iraq, which is XNUMX percent by weight compared to the same period last year. In terms of value, we saw a XNUMX% growth.