Q1 Trade With Turkey Jumps by 84% to Over $3 Billion

Iran’s trade with Turkey stood at 3.77 million tons worth $3.01 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21), registering a 141% and 84% growth in weight and value year-on-year, respectively, according to Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
Exports to Turkey was at 3.07 million tons worth $1.74 billion during the period, registering a 363% and 192% YOY growth in weight and value, respectively.
The exports mainly included livestock, fisheries and dairy products, flowers and plants, fruit and vegetable, nuts and dried fruit, spice and saffron, food products, tobacco and cigarettes, construction materials, minerals, petroleum products, chemicals, medicine and medical equipment, kitchenware, home appliances, sanitaryware, steel products, clothing, leather, bags and shoes, yarn and fabric, handicrafts, faucets, agricultural machinery, stationery, furniture, chandeliers and toys, IRNA reported.