Iran Registers $871m in Trade Surplus With Neighbors

Iran traded 27.03 million tons of goods worth $16.87 billion, excluding crude oil exports, with its 15 neighboring countries during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), registering an 18% rise in value compared to the corresponding period of last year, according to Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
All changes cited below are in value.
Exports hit 20.71 million tons worth $8.87 billion to register a 22% rise year over year.
Iraq was the biggest destination for Iranian exports during the period with 6.9 million tons of imports worth $2.4 billion, registering 15% YOY decline.