Iran's Non-Oil Foreign Trade Surpasses $63 Billion

Iran's overall non-oil foreign trade (excluding crude oil, mazut, kerosene and exports via suitcase trade) during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21) stood at $63.73 billion, says Seyyed Ruhollah Latifi, spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.  
“Exports stood at 103.58 million tons worth $31.9 billion, indicating an 18.5% growth in weight compared with the same period of last year,” he was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency, without mentioning changes in the value of exports.
“Imports reached 24.97 million tons worth $31.83 billion during the period.”