Industries Ministry Reviews Last Year’s Production Growth

Out of 44 selected industrial and mineral products surveyed by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade, the production of 31 items experienced growth and 13 others saw a decline during the last Iranian year (March 2017-18).
The production of these items had an overall growth of 70% over the period, the Persian economic daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
The top commodities that experienced the highest growth in the industrial sector were combines, bus, minibus and vans, different kinds of paper and cardboard.
A total of 758 combines were manufactured during the period, registering an 86% hike compared with the previous year.