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FOREIGN TRADE

YEAR 2001=1380

Foreign Trade

Non-oil Exports (1)

Imports (CIF)

Weight
(Thousand tons)

Value
(Million US$)

Average Value
(US$ per ton)

Weight
(Thousand tons)

Value
(Million US$)

Average Value
(US$ per ton)

(Figures in parentheses indicate percentage change over respective period of the previous year)

1376

8,690

2,876

331

21,845

14,196

650

(23.4)

(-7.4)

(-24.9)

(4.0)

(-6.1)

(-9.7)

1377

14,460

3,013

208

16,297

14,323

879

(66.4)

(4.8)

(-37.2)

(-25.4)

(0.9)

(35.2)

1378

17,567

3,362

191

21,549

12,683

589

(21.5)

(11.6)

(-8.2)

(32.2)

(-11.5)

(-33.0)

1379

13,853

3,487

252

23,376

14,296

612

(-21.1)

(3.7)

(31.9)

(8.5)

(12.7)

(3.9)

1379 :

Q2

4,319

874

202

5,746

3,707

645

(36.9)

(14.2)

(-16.9)

(5.3)

(4.3)

(-1.1)

Q3

3,285

1,179

359

7,105

3,810

536

(43.7)

(44.5)

(0.6)

(34.8)

(7.8)

(-20.0)

Q4(2)

2,887

813

282

5,189

3,468

668

(3.4)

(15.3)

(11.9)

(-1.0)

(13.0)

(14.2)

1380 :

Q1

3,883

948

244

7,210

4,228

586

(15.5)

(52.6)

(32.1)

(35.1)

(27.7)

(-5.5)

Q2

4,093

1,025

250

7,730

4,651

602

(-5.2)

(17.3)

(23.8)

(34.5)

(25.5)

(-6.7)

Q3

3,779

1,092

289

5,866

4,311

735

(15.0)

(-7.4)

(-19.5)

(-17.4)

(13.1)

(37.1)

1380 :

Tir

1,120

326

291

2,868

1,642

573

(-45.1)

(5.5)

(92.7)

(54.2)

(34.3)

(-12.9)

Mordad

1,481

356

240

2,523

1,628

645

(51.0)

(29.0)

(-14.6)

(31.4)

(29.7)

(-1.4)

Shahrivar

1,492

343

230

2,339

1,381

590

(14.9)

(18.7)

(3.1)

(19.0)

(12.4)

(-5.6)

Mehr

1,450

389

268

1,993

1,494

750

(24.3)

(-0.2)

(-20.0)

(-0.7)

(18.4)

(19.4)

Aban

1,306

389

298

2,095

1,485

709

(-2.6)

(-1.5)

(1.7)

(-22.6)

(15.2)

(48.9)

Azar

1,023

314

307

1,778

1,332

749

(31.5)

(-20.3)

(-39.3)

(-25.6)

(5.8)

(42.1)

Source: Iran Customs Administration

(1) Excludes export of electricity, export of goods through cross border markets, and shuttle trade.

(2) Adjustments are not included in the fourth quarter.

Non-oil exports and imports (March-October)

Exports

Around 8,840 thousand tonnes of goods worth 2,113.5 million dollars were exported in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (beginning in March), said a report from the Statistics and Automated Services of the Customs Administration.

The figure stands 22.8 per cent higher in weight and 14.4 per cent in value than the same period last year, also 64.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent higher respectively compared with 1376 (1997).

The leading exported items of more than 20 million dollars in value in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (from March-October) which make up 68.8 per cent of the overall non-oil exports are as follows:

Hand-woven carpets 22 per cent
Chemical substances 13.5 per cent
Pistachio and pistachio nuts 10.1 per cent
Iron products 6.4 per cent
Copperware 3.4 per cent
Gases 2.4 per cent
Industrial products 2.1 per cent
Benzene 1.6 per cent
Garment 1.5 per cent
Hide and skin 1.4 per cent
Plastic and melamine products 1.2 per cent
Animal intestine 1.1 per cent
Cement one per cent
Caviar one per cent

The leading non-oil exports in the first eight months of 1378 (1999) were respectively as follows:

Hand-woven carpets took 22.1 per cent of non-oil exports fetching 466.5 million dollars, up by 20.9 per cent in weight and 33.9 per cent in value compared to the same period in 1377 (1998). The figure was up by 1.8 per cent in weight and 16 per cent in value from 1376 (1997).
Chemical products held 13.5 per cent of non-oil exports worth 284.9 million dollars, up by 9.8 per cent in weight and 2.5 per cent in value against the previous year. The figure was up by 154.9 per cent in weight and 56.3 per cent in value from 1376 (1997).
Pistachio and pistachio nuts grabbed 10.1 per cent of non-oil exports worth 213.2 million dollars, up by 22.8 per cent in weight and 12.8 per cent in value year on year. The figure was also 22.9 per cent higher in weight and 12.8 per cent higher in value against 1376 (1997).
Iron and steel products grabbed 6.4 per cent on non-oil exports worth 135.6 million dollars, up by 139 per cent in weight and 73.8 per cent in value against the first eight months of 1377 (1998). The figure was 72.4 per cent higher in weight and seven per cent higher in value than 1376 (1997).
Copperware took 3.4 per cent of non-oil exports worth 71.7 million dollars, up by 86.5 per cent in weight and 93.7 per cent in value.The figure was 292.4 per cent higher in weight and 108 per cent higher in weight compared with 1376 (1997).
Gases held 2.4 per cent of non-oil exports worth 500 million dollars, down by 26.3 per cent in weight and 53.6 per cent in value compared with 1377 (1998). The figure was 18.9 per cent lower in weight and 56 per cent in value than 1376 (1997).
Other industrial goods held 2.1 per cent of non-oil exports worth 44.1 million dollars. Though the figure jumped by 51 per cent in weight from the previous year, its value slipped by 1.7 per cent. Meanwhile, the figure dropped by 22 per cent in weight and 31.4 per cent in value compared with 1376 (1997).
Benzene exports held 1.6 per cent of all non-oil exports worth 32.9 million dollars, up by 17.2 per cent in weight and 18 per cent in value year on year. Meanwhile, the figure shows a drop of 12 per cent in weight and 25.2 per cent in value compared with 1376 (1997).
Garments held 1.5 per cent of non-oil exports, worth 31.4 million dollars, up by 7.7 per cent in weight and 10 per cent in value from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the figure was down by 70 per cent in weight and 73 per cent in value compared with 1376 (1997).
Hide and skin held 1.4 per cent of non-oil exports worth 28.7 million dollars, down by 11.4 per cent in weight and 19.5 per cent in value from a year earlier. The same figure is down by 11.7 per cent in weight and 50.5 per cent in value compared with 1376 (1997).
Plastic and melamine products grabbed 1.2 per cent of non-oil exports worth 24.6 million dollars, up by 35.8 per cent in weight and down by 7.7 per cent in value year on year. Likewise, the same figure was up by one per cent in weight and down by 36.3 per cent in value compared with 1376 (1997).
Animal intestine took 1.1 per cent of non-oil exports, worth 22.6 million dollars, up by 60.8 per cent in weight and 4.7 per cent in value compared with the previous year. Meanwhile, the same figure was up by 56.2 per cent in eight and three per cent in value from 1376 (1997).
Cement held one per cent of non-oil exports worth 20.4 million dollars, up by 521.7 per cent in weight and 192.7 per cent in value from a down by 27.6 per cent in weight and five per cent in value com pared year earlier. The same figure was up by 1,891 per cent in weight and 624.8 per cent in value from 1376 (1997).
Caviar held one per cent of non-oil exports worth 21.2 million dollars, with a year earlier. The same figure was down by 27.6 per cent in weight and 3.4 per cent in value against 1376 (1997).
Other export items held a collective 31.2 per cent of the non-oil exports, fetching 665.7 million dollars, down by 45.7 per cent in weight and up by 13.3 per cent in value against a year earlier. The same figure dropped by 49 per cent in weight and 9.7 per cent in value from 1376 (1997).

Imports

Around 13,028.7 thousand tonnes of goods worth 8,938.8 million dollars were imported in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (beginning in March), said a report from the Statistics and Automated Services of the Customs Administration.

The figure stands 23.9 per cent higher in weight but 13.3 per cent lower in value from the same period year on year.

The leading imported items of more than 100 million dollars in value in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (from March-October) which make up 64.4 per cent of the overall imports are as follows:

Mechanical machinery 19.5 per cent
Industrial and electrical tools 7.2 per cent
Iron products 7.1 per cent
Edible oil 4.9 per cent
Wheat 4.6 per cent
Chemical substances 4.2 per cent
Plastic raw materials 2.8 per cent
Rice 2.2 per cent
Pharmaceutical products 2.2 per cent
Chemical products two per cent
Sugar two per cent
Paper and cardboard 1.8 per cent
Corn 1.4 per cent
Leather tannery machinery 1.3 per cent
Chemical fertilizers 1.1 per cent
Other items held 35.6 per cent combined of the total imports

The leading imported items in the first eight months of 1378 (1999) were respectively as follows:

Mechanical machinery held 19.5 per cent of imports worth 1,745.5 million dollars, down by 44.3 per cent in weight and 24.5 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Industrial and electrical tools held 7.2 per cent of imports worth 640.1 million dollars, down by 27.9 per cent in weight and 31.3 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Iron products held 7.1 per cent of imports worth 639.4 million dollars, up by 24.5 per cent in weight and down by 2.9 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Edible oil held 4.9 per cent of imports worth 441 million dollars, up by 16.6 per cent in weight and down by 6.2 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Wheat held 4.6 per cent of imports worth 412.7 million dollars, up by 111.2 per cent in weight and 76.6 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Chemical substances held 4.2 per cent of imports worth 376.2 million dollars, up by 7.8 per cent in weight and down by 7.8 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Plastic raw materials took 2.8 per cent of imports worth 248 million dollars, down by 41.8 per cent in weight and 43.3 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Rice held 2.2 per cent of imports worth 201.3 million dollars, up 94.6 per cent in weight and 79.2 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Pharmaceutical products grabbed 2.2 per cent of imports worth 193.6 million dollars, up by 2.2 per cent in weight and 13.6 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Chemical products held two per cent of imports worth 180.3 million dollars, up by 0.06 per cent in weight and down by 22.5 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Sugar held two per cent of imports worth 179.1 million dollars, up by 99.9 per cent in weight and 45.1 per cent in value compared with a year earlier.
Paper and cardboard held 1.8 per cent of imports worth 160 million dollars, down by 10.1 per cent in weight and 22.1 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Corn held 1.4 per cent of imports worth 123.5 million dollars , up by 19.1 per cent in weight and 16 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Leather tannery machinery occupied 1.3 per cent of imports worth 117.8 million dollars, down by 65.3 per cent in weight and 36.4 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Chemical fertilizers held 1.1 per cent of imports worth 100.6 million dollars, up by 131.3 per cent in weight and 83 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Miscellaneous items held 35.6 per cent of imports with 3,182.2 million dollars, down by 10.8 per cent in weight and 13.2 per cent in value from a year earlier.

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